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   talk

   /tɔːk/

   verb

   • 1. speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words: "the two men talked" Similar speakgive voicechatchattergossipprattlepratebabblerattle onblatherbletherorateinformal:yakgabjawgo onchew the fatnatterrabbitwitterchunterraprun off at the mouthmagutterspeaksayvoiceexpressarticulatepronounceenunciateverbalizevocalizeconversecommunicatespeak to each otherdiscuss thingshave a talkhave a chathave a tête-à-têteconferconsult each othernegotiatehave negotiationsparleypalaverinformal:have a confabchew the fat/ragjawrapformal:confabulate
   • ▪ have the power of speech: "he can talk as well as you or I can"
   • ▪ discuss personal or intimate feelings: "we need to talk, Maggie"
   • ▪ persuade or cause (someone) to do something by talking: "keep on walking and talk your way out of it"
   • ▪ used to emphasize the seriousness, importance, or extent of the thing one is discussing: informal "we're talking big money"
   • ▪ reveal secret or confidential information: "dead men can't talk" Similar confessspeak outspeak upreveal allinformtell talestelldivulge informationtell the factsgive the game awayopen one's mouthinformal:come cleanblabsqueallet the cat out of the bagspill the beansspill one's gutssingratgrass
   • ▪ gossip: "you'll have the whole school talking" Similar gossipspread rumourspass commentmake remarkscriticize
   • 2. have formal dealings or discussions; negotiate: "they won't talk to the regime that killed their families"
   • 3. use (a particular language) in speech: "we were talking German" Similar speakspeak intalk incommunicate inconverse inexpress oneself indiscourse inuse

   noun

   • 1. communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion: "there was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk" Similar chatterchattingchatteringgossipingprattlingpratinggibberingjabberingbabblinggabblingrattling onspeakingtalkinginformal:yakkinggabbingnatteringrabbitingwitteringchatconversationdiscussiongossipsubjectthemetopicinformationnews
   • ▪ a period of conversation or discussion, especially a relatively serious one: "my mother had a talk with Louis" Similar conversationchatdiscussiontête-à-têteheart-to-heartdialoguecolloquyparleyconsultationconferencemeetinginformal:confabjawchit-chatrappowwowgossipconvoformal:confabulation
   • ▪ rumour, gossip, or speculation: "there is talk of an armistice" Similar gossiprumourhearsaytittle-tattlenewsreport
   • ▪ empty promises or boasting: "he's all talk"
   • ▪ a current subject of widespread gossip or speculation in (a particular place): "within days I was the talk of the town"
   • 2. formal discussions or negotiations over a period: "peace talks" Similar negotiationsdiscussionsconferencesummitmeetingconsultationdialoguesymposiumseminarconclavecolloquypalaverparleybargaininghagglingwheeling and dealingmediationarbitrationintercessionconciliationinformal:powwowformal:confabulation
   • 3. an informal address or lecture: "a thirty-minute illustrated talk" Similar lecturespeechaddressdiscourseorationpresentationreportsermondisquisitiondissertationsymposiuminformal:spiel

   Word Origin Middle English: frequentative verb from the Germanic base of tale or tell1.

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   • Znaczenie Talk, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     talk definicja: 1. to say words aloud; to speak to someone:...

   • Talk: Catalan Translation

     TALK translate: parlar, conversar, conversa, xerrada. Learn...

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     TALK translate: hablar, conversar, conversación, charla,...

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     TALK translate: говорить, разговаривать , обсуждать, вести...

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     TALK translate: parlare, conversare, conversazione,...

   • PEP Talk

     PEP TALK definition: 1. a short speech intended to encourage...

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     TALK translate: يَتَحَدَّث, حَديث, مُحاضَرة. Learn more in...

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   23 meanings: 1. to express one's thoughts, feelings, or desires by means of words (to); speak (to) 2. to communicate or.... Click for more definitions.

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   Talk means to use speech in order to communicate or exchange ideas. Talk also means to gossip. As a noun talk refers to a conversation. Talk has many other senses as both a verb and a noun. When you talk, you use spoken language to communicate rather than gestures or written words

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtalk verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   • [intransitive, transitive] to say things; to speak in order to give information or to express ideas or feelings. Stop talking and listen! We talked on the phone for over an hour.
   • [intransitive, transitive] to discuss something, usually something serious or important. This situation can't go on. We need to talk. The two sides in the dispute are finally willing to talk.
   • [intransitive, transitive] to say words in a language. The baby is just starting to talk. Alex can't talk yet—he's only just one year old. talk in something We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese.
   • [transitive] talk something to say things that are/are not sensible. She talks a lot of sense. (British English) You're talking rubbish! See if you can talk some sense into him (= persuade him to be sensible).

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   When you open your mouth and say something, you talk. You tell someone something, or have a conversation, or exchange information. A speech can also be called a talk.

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