1
VERB
When you
talk
, you use spoken language to express your thoughts, ideas, or feelings. □ [V
]
He was too distressed to talk.
□ [V
]
The boys all began to talk at once.
● N‑UNCOUNT
Talk
is also a noun. □
That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants.
2
VERB
If you
talk
to
someone, you have a conversation with them. You can also say that two people
talk
. □ [V
]
We talked and laughed a great deal.
□ [V
+ to/with
]
I talked to him yesterday.
□ [V
+ about
]
When she came back, they were talking about American food.
□ [V
]
Can't you see I'm talking? Don't interrupt.
● N‑COUNT
Talk
is also a noun. □ [+ about
]
We had a long talk about her father, Tony, who was a friend of mine.
3
VERB
If you
talk
to
someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you. You can also say that two people
talk
. □ [V
+ to
]
Your first step should be to talk to a teacher or school counselor.
□ [V
]
We need to talk alone.
□ [V
+ about
]
Do ring if you want to talk about it.
□ [V
]
I have to sort some things out. We really needed to talk.
● N‑COUNT
Talk
is also a noun. □
I think it's time we had a talk.
4
VERB
If you
talk
on
or about
something, you make an informal speech telling people what you know or think about it. □ [V
+ on/about
]
She will talk on the issues she cares passionately about including education and nursery care.
□ [V
+ to
]
He intends to talk to young people about the dangers of chatrooms.
● N‑COUNT
Talk
is also a noun. □ [+ on/about
]
A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site.
5
N‑PLURAL
Talks
are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees. □ [+ between
]
Talks between striking workers and the government have broken down.
6
VERB
If one group of people
talks
to
another, or if two groups
talk
, they have formal discussions in order to do a deal or produce an agreement. □ [V
+ to
]
We're talking to some people about opening an office in London.
□ [V
+ with/to
]
The company talked with many potential investors.
□ [V
]
It triggered broad speculation that the two companies might be talking.
7
VERB
When different countries or different sides in a dispute
talk
, or
talk
to
each other, they discuss their differences in order to try and settle the dispute. □ [V
+ to
]
The Foreign Minister said he was ready to talk to any country that had no hostile intentions.
□ [V
]
The two sides need to sit down and talk.
□ [V
+ to/with
]
He has to find a way to make both sides talk to each other.
8
VERB
If people
are talking
about
another person or
are talking
, they are discussing that person. □ [V
+ about/of
]
Everyone is talking about him.
□ [V
]
People will talk, but you have to get on with your life.
● N‑UNCOUNT
[N
that]
Talk
is also a noun. □ [+ about/of
]
There has been a lot of talk about me getting married.
9
VERB
If someone
talks
when they are being held by police or soldiers, they reveal important or secret information, usually unwillingly. □ [V
]
They'll talk, they'll implicate me.
10
VERB
[no passive] If you
talk
a particular language or
talk
with a particular accent, you use that language or have that accent when you speak. □ [V
n]
You don't sound like a foreigner talking English.
□ [V
prep/adv]
They were amazed that I was talking in an Irish accent.
