talk in English dictionary

  • talk

    Meanings and definitions of "talk"

    • A conversation.
    • What is being said about a subject of interest.
    • A lecture.
    • (intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.
    • (transitive, informal) To discuss.
    • (to) talk
    • noun
      A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
    • noun
      A lecture.
    • noun
      {{lb|en|preceded by the
      }} A major topic of social discussion.
    • noun
      (not preceded by an article
      ) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
    • noun
      Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To communicate, usually by means of speech.
    • verb
      (transitive, informal)
      To discuss.
    • verb
      (intransitive, slang)
      To confess, especially implicating others.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To gossip; to create scandal.
    • (idle) talk
    • rumour (rumor)
    • talk (to someone)
    • conversation
    • what is being said
    • An address or form of oral communication in which a speaker makes his thoughts and emotions known before an audience, often for a given purpose.(Source: RHW)
    • lecture
    • to communicate by speech
    • to communicate by other means than speech
    • To communicate by the use of sounds that are interpreted as language; to communicate verbally.
    • noun
      an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
    • noun
      a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
    • noun
      discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
    • noun
      idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
    • noun
      the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
    • verb
      deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
    • verb
      divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
    • verb
      exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
    • verb
      express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
    • verb
      reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"
    • verb
      use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

    Synonyms of "talk" in English dictionary

    teach, mouth, mouth off are the top synonyms of "talk" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "talk" in English dictionary

    keep quiet is the antonym of "talk" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of talk

    • talk ( plural  talks)
    • talk ( third-person singular simple present talks, present participle talking, simple past and past participle talked)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza talk, lm  liczba mnoga talks talk, talked, talks, talking
    • talk (plural talks)
    • talk (third-person singular simple present talks, present participle talking, simple past and past participle talked) ;; Conjugation of talk
      infinitive (to) talk
      present tense past tense
      1st person singular talk talked
      2nd person singular talk,
      talkest1
      3rd person singular talks,
      talketh1
      plural talk
      subjunctive talk
      imperative talk —
      participles talking talked
      1) Archaic or obsolete.
  • Talk

    Meanings and definitions of "talk"

    • A button that initiates the process of dialing a phone number.

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