talk

/tɔk/

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Also a noun

Meaning

  1. To communicate using spoken words or have a conversation.

    • We sat on the front porch and continued to talk until the sun went down.

  2. To discuss a particular topic or situation.

    • The managers gathered to talk business before the formal negotiations started.

How it's used

When this means “speak with someone”

  • talk to the director

“talk to him.”

I need to talk to the director about the schedule.

When this means “discuss a topic”

  • talk about the budget

They met to talk about the budget for next year.

Collocations

  • talk to
  • talk about
  • talk business

Synonyms

  • speak
  • converse
  • chat
  • discuss

Antonyms

  • listen

Idioms

  • talk shop

    discuss work outside the workplace

    Whenever the engineers get together for dinner, they inevitably talk shop.

  • talk someone's ear off

    speak excessively to someone

    My neighbor caught me by the mailbox and began to talk my ear off.

  • talk circles around

    outargue or confuse someone easily

    The skilled attorney managed to talk circles around the defense witness.