Talk
(
verb
,
noun
)
(As a verb)
Talk ( verb )
- Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.
- Have formal discussions or negotiations.
- Exchange ideas or opinions.
- Reveal secret or confidential information.
- Reveal information about (someone) to another person.
- Persuade or influence (someone).
- Behave in a way that implies that one wants (something) without saying so explicitly.
Origin:
Old english talian, of germanic origin; related to dutch taal ‘speech, language’ and german zahl ‘number, amount’, also to tale.
Examples:
- They talked for hours about their favorite movies.
- The leaders of the two countries talked about a possible trade deal.
- We talked about our vacation plans for the summer.
- He talked about his ex-girlfriend's private life to everyone.
- She talked to the boss about her coworker's poor work ethic.
- He talked his way into getting a discount on the car.
- She talked about wanting to travel, but never actually made any plans.
(As a noun)
Talk ( noun )
- Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.
- Have formal discussions or negotiations.
- Exchange ideas or opinions.
- Reveal secret or confidential information.
- Reveal information about (someone) to another person.
- Persuade or influence (someone).
- Behave in a way that implies that one wants (something) without saying so explicitly.
Origin:
Old english talian, of germanic origin; related to dutch taal ‘speech, language’ and german zahl ‘number, amount’, also to tale.
Examples:
- They talked for hours about their favorite movies.
- The leaders of the two countries talked about a possible trade deal.
- We talked about our vacation plans for the summer.
- He talked about his ex-girlfriend's private life to everyone.
- She talked to the boss about her coworker's poor work ethic.
- He talked his way into getting a discount on the car.
- She talked about wanting to travel, but never actually made any plans.