talk

talk is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

take - talk - tape

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tɔːk/
• SAMPA: /tO:k/

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Verb

Plain form talk

Third-person singular talks

Past tense talked

Past participle talked

Present participle talking

1. (intransitive) to speak; any sound from a person's mouth.
   • Synonym: speak

   He talks with him daily.

Related words

• talkative

Noun

Singular talk

Plural talks

1. (countable) A talk is a lecture or a speech.

   I liked the talk he gave to the students.

2. (uncountable) A talk is the words that a person says

   His talk is meaningless.