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[tɔːk] verb I
1) [I] to speak, or to have a conversation
Can their baby talk yet?[/ex]
Am I talking too much?[/ex]
I saw her talking to Matt.[/ex]
Everyone was busily talking with their friends.[/ex]
We were talking about you last night.[/ex]
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2) [I/T] to discuss something
You and I need to talk.[/ex]
John and Pete spent the evening talking politics (= discussing political issues).[/ex]
3) [I] to give information that should be secret
Do you think the prisoners will talk?[/ex]
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talk sense/nonsense/etc — informal to say something that is sensible/stupid/etc[/ex]
- talk back
- talk down to sb
- talk sb into sth
- talk sb out of sth
- talk sth over
Other ways of saying talk ■ chat to talk informally in a friendly way ■ discuss to talk about a particular subject in detail ■ gossip to talk about other people's private lives ■ speak to talk to someone about something, or to be able to talk in a particular language II
noun
talk */*/*/[tɔːk]
1) [C/U] a conversation, or conversations in general
You need time to relax and have a talk with your children.[/ex]
There's a lot of talk in the school about the new exam system.[/ex]
2) [C] an informal lecture about a subject
Williams gave a talk on his travels in Nepal.[/ex]
3) talks
[plural] discussions between important people that are designed to solve a problem
peace talks[/ex]
the outcome of talks between the government and the rebels[/ex]
preliminary talks on the future of the steel industry[/ex]
He visited Egypt in March for talks with the president.[/ex]
The management will be holding informal talks with union officials.[/ex]
4) [U] discussions, promises, or threats that are not worth listening to
She says she's an expert on men, but it's all talk![/ex]

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