talk Synonyms

talk Meaning

Wordnet

talk (n)

an exchange of ideas via conversation

discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

the act of giving a talk to an audience

a speech that is open to the public

idle gossip or rumor

Wordnet

talk (v)

exchange thoughts; talk with

express in speech

use language

reveal information

divulge confidential information or secrets

deliver a lecture or talk

Webster

talk (n.)

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

To confer; to reason; to consult.

To prate; to speak impertinently.

The act of talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar conversation, or the mutual converse of two or more.

Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.

Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.

Webster

talk (v. t.)

To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.

To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.

To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away; as, to talk away an evening.

To cause to be or become by talking.

talk Sentence Examples

  1. I can't talk right now, I'm busy.
  2. We need to talk about the project's budget.
  3. I'm not sure we can talk about that.
  4. Let's talk about this over dinner.
  5. I'm happy to talk anytime.
  6. Can you talk later?
  7. I'm not ready to talk about this.
  8. Let's talk about something else.
  9. I don't want to talk about it.
  10. I need to talk to you about something.

FAQs About the word talk

an exchange of ideas via conversation, discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'), the act of giving a talk to an audience, a s

speech, sermon, address, harangue,lecture, declamation, oration, presentation, eulogy,monologue

suppress, suppress,stifle, stifle,

I can't talk right now, I'm busy.

We need to talk about the project's budget.

I'm not sure we can talk about that.

Let's talk about this over dinner.