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Meaning & Definition of Talk in English

English

Talk

/tɔk/

noun

1. An exchange of ideas via conversation

  • "Let's have more work and less talk around here"
synonym:
  • talk,
  • talking

2. Discussion

  • (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
  • "His poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
synonym:
  • talk

3. The act of giving a talk to an audience

  • "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
synonym:
  • talk

4. A speech that is open to the public

  • "He attended a lecture on telecommunications"
synonym:
  • lecture,
  • public lecture,
  • talk

5. Idle gossip or rumor

  • "There has been talk about you lately"
synonym:
  • talk,
  • talk of the town

verb

1. Exchange thoughts

  • Talk with
  • "We often talk business"
  • "Actions talk louder than words"
synonym:
  • talk,
  • speak

2. Express in speech

  • "She talks a lot of nonsense"
  • "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
synonym:
  • talk,
  • speak,
  • utter,
  • mouth,
  • verbalize,
  • verbalise

3. Use language

  • "The baby talks already"
  • "The prisoner won't speak"
  • "They speak a strange dialect"
synonym:
  • speak,
  • talk

4. Reveal information

  • "If you don't oblige me, i'll talk!"
  • "The former employee spilled all the details"
synonym:
  • spill,
  • talk

5. Divulge confidential information or secrets

  • "Be careful--his secretary talks"
synonym:
  • spill the beans,
  • let the cat out of the bag,
  • talk,
  • tattle,
  • blab,
  • peach,
  • babble,
  • sing,
  • babble out,
  • blab out

6. Deliver a lecture or talk

  • "She will talk at rutgers next week"
  • "Did you ever lecture at harvard?"
synonym:
  • lecture,
  • talk

Examples of using

I thought you didn't want to talk to us.
Don't talk to me that way.
I prefer to not talk about it.