talk

verb
tôk

To communicate, usually by means of speech.

Example

“Let's sit down and talk.”

Other meanings

To speak (a certain language).
“We talk French sometimes.”
To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
“I am not the one to talk.”

Synonyms

speak

Example sentences

“Follow your own path and let people talk.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Are you part of the talks?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“It's time to talk about the birds and the bees.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "talken".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “talk” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.