talk (A1)
verb
Pronunciation: /tɔːk/
Definition
To say words to another person or people.
Examples
We need to talk about the plan.
She talked to her friend on the phone.
The children love to talk about their toys.
How to Use talk
- talk about (prepositional phrase)
- To discuss a particular subject. — "Let's talk about the weather."
- talk to (prepositional phrase)
- To communicate with someone. — "He talked to the manager about the problem."
- talk with (prepositional phrase)
- To have a conversation with someone. — "I need to talk with you later."
- talk into (phrasal verb)
- To persuade someone to do something. — "He talked me into going to the party."
- talk out of (phrasal verb)
- To persuade someone not to do something. — "She talked him out of quitting his job."
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