talk
/tɔːk/
#159 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To say words to someone and share ideas or news by speaking.
Word origin
A Middle English word built from tale, meaning to tell or speak, with a -k ending added.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- talian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (talk, talks, talked)
Examples
talk phone every .
"Talk" means to speak words to each other.
talks too fast follow.
"Talks" is the form used with he, she, or it.
talked hours trip.
"Talked" is the past form of "talk".
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