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.