( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a story, usually about things that are not true fairy tales
tal • ent / ' talant / noun [ count, noncount ]
a natural ability to do something very well She has a talent for drawing.
tal • ent • ed / ' talantad / adjective
having a natural ability to do something well a talented musician
talk 1Ф /tok/ verb (talks , talk ing , talked )
to speak to someone; to say words
She is talking to her friend on the telephone.
We talked about our vacation.
talk something over to discuss something with someone, especially to try to decide or agree on something I'm not sure what to do — I need to talk it over with my parents. Thesaurus
talk to say words to another person or other people. You talk to someone in order to give information, show feelings, or share ideas: They talked on the phone for over an hour. ♦ Can I talk to you for a minute? ♦ When they get together, all they talk about is basketball. ♦ We need to talk (= about something serious or important ) .
speak to talk to someone about something; to have a conversation with someone. You speak to someone in order to try to achieve something or to tell them to do something. Speak is a little more formal than talk : Can I speak with you for a minute? ♦ I've spoken to his parents about his behavior. ♦ The boss would like to speak to you.
discuss to talk and share ideas with other people about a subject or problem, especially in order to decide something. The word discuss is more formal than speak : I need to discuss the matter with my manager before I make a decision. ♦ I am not prepared to discuss this on the phone.
communicate to share and exchange information or ideas with someone. Communicate is a little formal, and is often used when the method of communication is important: She's very good at communicating her ideas to the team. ♦ We only communicate by e-mail these days.
talk 2Ф / tok/ noun
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1 when two or more people talk about something
Dave and I had a long talk about the problem.
The two countries are holding talks to try and end the war.
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discussion [ count, noncount ] talking in detail about something important: a discussion with your classmates about the test ♦ We had a long discussion about what we should do. ♦ The plans are still under discussion (= being talked about ) . conversation [ count, noncount ] an informal talk between two people or a small group: a phone conversation ♦ I had a long conversation with her yesterday. ♦ The main topic of conversation was the recent election.
talk [ count ] a conversation between two or more people, often about a problem or something that is important to you: My parents want to have a talk with me about going to college. ♦ The two countries are holding talks to try to end the violence. debate [ count ] a formal discussion at a public meeting about something important, where people give their different opinions. At the end of the discussion there may be a vote: a debate on health care reform ♦ After a long debate, Congress approved the plan.
chat [ count ] a friendly, informal conversation with someone, especially about personal things: I had a nice chat with Sandy this afternoon. ♦ I just dropped by for a chat - are you free?
2 when a person speaks to a group of people Professor Wilson gave an interesting talk on Chinese art.
