āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to talk
01
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have
Intransitive: to talk | to talk about sth | to talk of sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was talking about starting a new hobby.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to discuss a particular thing with someone, especially something that is important or serious
Transitive: to talk about sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company and the union are scheduled to talk about the new contract.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.2
āĻā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒāĻ°āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to gossip about someone's personal life
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If you wear that outfit to the party, you 'll have everyone talking.
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĨ¤
1.3
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to use a specific language in speaking
Transitive: to talk a language | to talk in a language
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Is she able to talk in Italian with her grandparents?
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž-āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ?
1.4
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make confidential information or a secret known
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She threatened to ground her son until he talked and told her the truth.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
1.5
āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to have the ability to communicate by speech
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The baby is starting to talk and say a few words.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĨ¤
1.6
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to estimate the cost or the time it takes for something to happen
Transitive: to talk an amount of money or time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do you know how much it costs to live in that neighborhood? We 're talking big bucks.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ? āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
01
āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
a lecture or speech given to an audience on a specific subject
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She attended a talk about mental health awareness.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž-āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ
a form of communication using spoken words
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My parents had a talk with me about the importance of responsibility.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāĻŦ, āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž
idle gossip or rumor
04
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨
a formal conversation or meeting between people, often to resolve an issue or reach an agreement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company and union representatives are in talks over a new contract.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻŖ
a speech that is open to the public
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
talkative
talker
talking
talk
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
