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The correct spelling is talks.
How to pronounce talks
verb
IPA: /ˈtɔːks/
Say it like: Tal-ks
The correct spelling is talks. 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.To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- 2.To discuss; to talk about.
- 3.To speak (a certain language).
- 4.(chiefly used in progressive tenses) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
- 5.To confess, especially implicating others.
noun
- 1.A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
- 2.A lecture.
- 3.Gossip; rumour.
- 4.(preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
- 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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