American Dictionary
Definition talk in American English
talk
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Other ways of saying talk
chat to talk informally in a friendly way: We sat chatting for over an hour.
discuss to talk about a particular subject in detail: Have you discussed the kind of insurance you think you might need?
to use words to communicate
Can their baby talk yet?
Am I talking too much?
to have a conversation with other people
I need to talk to you.
You and I need to talk.
You kids never talk to me (=discuss anything important with me).
to give information that someone thinks should be secret
to talk a lot
to say things that make people believe that one can do something or that something is true about oneself even though it is not true
She talks a good game about protecting the environment, but she doesn't even recycle.
to brag; to make grandiose statements
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