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talk

The correct spelling is talk.

How to pronounce talk

verb

IPA: /toːk/

Say it like: Tal-k

The correct spelling is talk. To communicate, usually by means of speech. For example: "Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures."

Usage Examples

Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.

That's enough about work, let's talk holidays!

We talk French sometimes.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To communicate, usually by means of speech.
  2. 2.To discuss; to talk about.
  3. 3.To speak (a certain language).
  4. 4.(chiefly used in progressive tenses) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
  5. 5.To confess, especially implicating others.

noun

  1. 1.A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
  2. 2.A lecture.
  3. 3.Gossip; rumour.
  4. 4.(preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
  5. 5.(preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:

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