Talk - English meaning

noun

The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

Usage examples:

They exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch

verb

Write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel).

Usage examples:

I addressed my letter to him personally

verb

The place where a person or organization can be found

noun

The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.

Usage examples:

Tayside regional council called for arbitration to settle the dispute

noun

The formal process of having an outside person, chosen by both sides to a disagreement, end the disagreement

Usage examples:

Both labor and management have agreed to arbitration.

noun

A process in which an independent person makes an official decision that ends a legal disagreement without the need for it to be solved in court

Usage examples:

Arbitration is often preferred by firms in business disputes., binding/mandatory arbitration, the t…

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

Usage examples:

Psychobabble

noun

The action or fact of talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

The constant babbling of the kids

adjective

Talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

The noise of babbling tourists

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

verb

Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction.

Usage examples:

He bargained with the local council to rent the stadium

noun

An agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other.

Usage examples:

Bargains between political parties supporting the government

noun

A thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected.

Usage examples:

The table was a real bargain

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

She began blathering on about spirituality and life after death

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Usage examples:

All the blather coming out of washington about crime

verb

To talk for a long time in a silly or annoying way

Usage examples:

What on earth are you blathering on about?, stop blathering, woman!

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Usage examples:

There's plenty of stuff i could blether about from today

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Usage examples:

Some stupid blether about puns surrounding the beatles

noun

→  blather informal

verb

Talk in a friendly and informal way.

Usage examples:

She chatted to her mother on the phone every day

noun

An informal conversation.

Usage examples:

He dropped in for a chat

noun

A small old world songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.

Usage examples:

Old world warblers and chats are an excellent representative system to test these hypotheses.

verb

Talk informally about unimportant matters.

Usage examples:

She was chattering about her holiday

noun

Informal talk.

Usage examples:

He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter

verb

To talk continuously and usually for no serious purpose

Usage examples:

The boys and girls kept chattering during the movie., birds chattered in the trees., the printer wa…

verb

Talk informally about unimportant matters.

Usage examples:

She was chattering about her holiday

noun

Informal talk.

Usage examples:

He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter

noun

A series of short, quick high-pitched sounds.

Usage examples:

The starlings' constant chatter

verb

Talk in a friendly and informal way.

Usage examples:

She chatted to her mother on the phone every day

noun

An informal conversation.

Usage examples:

He dropped in for a chat

noun

A small old world songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.

Usage examples:

Old world warblers and chats are an excellent representative system to test these hypotheses.

idiom

Talk socially without exchanging too much information

phrase

Chat in a leisurely and prolonged way.

Usage examples:

We were chewing the fat, telling stories about the old days

phrase

Chat in a leisurely and prolonged way.

Usage examples:

We were chewing the fat, telling stories about the old days

verb

Talk or grumble monotonously.

Usage examples:

She chuntered on about her problems

verb

To complain, especially in a low voice

Usage examples:

Al was chuntering (on) about being the last to know what was happening.

noun

A conversation.

Usage examples:

They broke off their colloquy at once

noun

A formal conversation

noun

A private meeting.

Usage examples:

It came on the eve of a meeting of the g20-a conclave of developed and developing nations - in berl…

noun

A private meeting at which the discussions are kept secret

noun

A meeting of cardinals (= catholic priests) at which the pope is elected

noun

A formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days.

Usage examples:

An international conference on the environment

verb

Take part in a conference or conference call.

Usage examples:

I conferenced with a senior analyst at the congressional research service

noun

A dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.

Usage examples:

Instead, opt for a locally grown cox, discovery or bramley apple - or a conference or williams pear.

noun

The action or process of formally consulting or discussing.

Usage examples:

They improved standards in consultation with consumer representatives

noun

A meeting to discuss something or to get advice

Usage examples:

Consultation with after consultations with our accountants, we've decided how to cut costs within t…

noun

The process of discussing something with someone in order to get their advice or opinion about it

Usage examples:

In consultation with he made the decision in consultation with his parents and teachers.

noun

A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.

Usage examples:

She picked up the phone and held a conversation in french

noun

An informal, usually private, talk in which two or more people exchange thoughts, feelings, or ideas, or in which news or information is given or discussed

Usage examples:

[ c ] we had a brief conversation friday., [ u ] the topic of conversation was college plans., he r…

noun

A discussion with someone about a particular subject

Usage examples:

Have a conversation we believe the company has the resources it needs, but if more is needed, we'll…

noun

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Usage examples:

The book consisted of a series of dialogues

verb

Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem.

Usage examples:

He stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas

noun

Conversation between the characters in a story, such as in a book or movie

Usage examples:

[ u ] oscar wilde’s plays are famous for their witty dialogue., [ c ] we have held a number of meet…

noun

A flat, thin circular object.

Usage examples:

Coins were made by striking a blank disc of metal

noun

A circular flat object

Usage examples:

The dog's name was engraved on a little metal disc attached to its collar.

noun

A musical record or a compact disc

Usage examples:

She hopes to top the charts again with her third studio disc., a dvd is a five-inch disc that plays…

noun

Written or spoken communication or debate.

Usage examples:

The language of political discourse

verb

Speak or write authoritatively about a topic.

Usage examples:

She could discourse at great length on the history of europe

noun

Spoken or written discussion

Usage examples:

[ u ] political discourse, [ c ] the play is a wonderful discourse on love.

noun

The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas.

Usage examples:

The committee acts as a forum for discussion

noun

The act of talking about something with other people and telling them your ideas or opinions

Usage examples:

[ u ] the matter is still under discussion (= being considered)., [ c ] the council had discussions…

noun

The activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions

Usage examples:

Hold/have discussions with we will hold/have discussions with employee representatives about possib…

noun

A long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject.

Usage examples:

Nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition on intertextual analysis

noun

A long and detailed explanation of a particular subject

noun

A long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma.

Usage examples:

A dissertation on the novels of the brontë sisters

noun

A long piece of writing on a particular subject, esp. one that is done for a ph.d. (= high university degree)

noun

A long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done in order to receive a degree at college or university

Usage examples:

Dissertation on ann did her dissertation on baudelaire.

verb

Talk at length, typically about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Franny walked past a woman gabbing on the phone

noun

Talk; chatter.

Usage examples:

Fans should prefer her smooth delivery to the gab prevalent around the league

verb

To talk continuously and eagerly, esp. about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

The two of us were always gabbing away., along with his gift for gab, he has a great grasp of human…

verb

Talk at length, typically about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Franny walked past a woman gabbing on the phone

noun

Talk; chatter.

Usage examples:

Fans should prefer her smooth delivery to the gab prevalent around the league

verb

To talk continuously and eagerly, esp. about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

The two of us were always gabbing away., along with his gift for gab, he has a great grasp of human…

verb

Talk rapidly and unintelligibly.

Usage examples:

He gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed

noun

Rapid unintelligible talk.

Usage examples:

She wasn't very good at the random gabble of teenagers

verb

Present participle of gabble

Usage examples:

She started gabbling away at me in spanish and i didn't understand a word., gina, as usual, was gab…

adjective

Speaking rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock.

Usage examples:

A gibbering idiot

verb

Speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock.

Usage examples:

They shrieked and gibbered as flames surrounded them

adjective

Speaking quickly in a way that cannot be understood, usually when you are very frightened or confused

Usage examples:

Gibbering idiot i stood there like a gibbering idiot., he threw himself in a gibbering heap upon th…

noun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

Usage examples:

He became the subject of much local gossip

verb

Engage in gossip.

Usage examples:

They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

verb

Light informal conversation for social occasions

verb

Engage in gossip.

Usage examples:

They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

noun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

Usage examples:

He became the subject of much local gossip

verb

Present participle of gossip

Usage examples:

Stop gossiping and do your work., people have started to gossip about us.

verb

Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.

Usage examples:

The two sides are haggling over television rights

noun

A period of haggling.

Usage examples:

An inevitable and lengthy haggle over compensation

noun

The act of arguing about the price of something in an attempt to make the seller reduce it

Usage examples:

Haggling over/about, haggling between sb/sth and sb/sth haggling between the company and investors …

verb

Talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

He jabbered on about football

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Usage examples:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

noun

Each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth.

Usage examples:

In others, the way the upper and lower jaws meet can cause teeth to look unsightly and lead to an i…

verb

Talk at length; chatter.

Usage examples:

I was too busy to spend time jawing with the rest of the crew

noun

Either of the two bony parts bordering the mouth that hold your teeth in place

Usage examples:

The upper/lower jaw

noun

An educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university.

Usage examples:

In each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials

verb

Deliver an educational lecture or lectures.

Usage examples:

He was lecturing at the university of birmingham

verb

A speech that is open to the public

noun

A magazine (periodical).

Usage examples:

The bestselling rock mag in britain

verb

Chatter incessantly.

Usage examples:

My sister sent me a photograph of her and her baby - none of her old man - standing outside their n…

noun

A gossip or chat.

Usage examples:

To the joy of jewellers and couturiers, gossip mags and fans, justin timberlake and cameron diaz al…

noun

Intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it; arbitration.

Usage examples:

The parties have sought mediation and it has failed

noun

The process by which someone tries to end a disagreement by helping the two sides to talk about and agree on a solution

Usage examples:

Many cases are settled out of court through mediation or other means., mediation service/process/ta…

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

Usage examples:

We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

Usage examples:

We scheduled the meeting for friday.

verb

Talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat.

Usage examples:

They nattered away for hours

noun

A casual and leisurely conversation.

Usage examples:

I could do with a drink and a natter

verb

To talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose

Usage examples:

Once he starts nattering you just can't stop him., my mother and her friends natter away on the pho…

verb

Talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat.

Usage examples:

They nattered away for hours

noun

A casual and leisurely conversation.

Usage examples:

I could do with a drink and a natter

verb

Present participle of natter

Usage examples:

Once he starts nattering you just can't stop him., my mother and her friends natter away on the pho…

noun

Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.

Usage examples:

A worldwide ban is currently under negotiation

noun

The process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement, or the discussions themselves

Usage examples:

[ c usually pl ] negotiations remained at a standstill.

noun

A formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement

Usage examples:

Begin/enter into/be in negotiations (with someone) the board is certainly willing to enter into neg…

verb

Make a speech, especially pompously or at length.

Usage examples:

Hamlet thinks, speaks, orates, and acts

noun

A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.

Usage examples:

Pericles' famous funeral oration

noun

A formal public speech about a serious subject

Usage examples:

A funeral oration

noun

Unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.

Usage examples:

There's a lot of palaver involved

verb

Talk unproductively and at length.

Usage examples:

It's too hot for palavering

noun

A conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.

Usage examples:

A parley is in progress and the invaders may withdraw

verb

Hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms.

Usage examples:

They disagreed over whether to parley with the enemy

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Usage examples:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

To talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time

Usage examples:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Usage examples:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

Present participle of prate

Usage examples:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

Usage examples:

She began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist

noun

Foolish or inconsequential talk.

Usage examples:

Do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?

verb

To talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important

Usage examples:

She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if i'd let her., stop your prattli…

verb

Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

Usage examples:

She began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist

noun

Foolish or inconsequential talk.

Usage examples:

Do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?

verb

Present participle of prattle

Usage examples:

She'd have prattled on about her new job for the whole afternoon if i'd let her., stop your prattli…

noun

The giving of something to someone, especially as part of a formal ceremony.

Usage examples:

The presentation of certificates to new members

The act of formally giving something, as a prize

noun

The act of giving or showing something, or the way in which something is given or shown

Usage examples:

[ c ] a multimedia presentation, [ c ] after the sales presentation, the board had a number of ques…

noun

A gregarious burrowing plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.

Usage examples:

The chances of survival for south africa's most endangered mammal, the riverine rabbit, looks even …

verb

Hunt rabbits.

Usage examples:

Locate the area where you can go rabbiting

noun

A small animal with long ears and a short tail, that lives in holes in the ground

verb

Hunt rabbits.

Usage examples:

Locate the area where you can go rabbiting

noun

A gregarious burrowing plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.

Usage examples:

The chances of survival for south africa's most endangered mammal, the riverine rabbit, looks even …

noun

A conversation.

Usage examples:

We had quite a heated rabbit about it

verb

Strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.

Usage examples:

He stood up and rapped the table

noun

A quick, sharp knock or blow.

Usage examples:

There was a confident rap at the door

noun

The smallest amount (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

He doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

phrase

Talk excessively or indiscreetly.

Usage examples:

He just keeps running his mouth until i get really angry

verb

Utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction.

Usage examples:

‘thank you,’ he said

exclamation

Used to express surprise or to draw attention to a remark or question.

Usage examples:

Say, did you notice any blood?

noun

An opportunity for stating one's opinion or feelings.

Usage examples:

She let him have his say

noun

A conference or other meeting for discussion or training.

Usage examples:

They go off to meetings, seminars, conferences, and never involve anyone at a non-director level.

noun

A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the bible.

Usage examples:

I preached my first sermon on original sin

verb

Say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling.

Usage examples:

In his agitation he was unable to speak

combining form

Forming nouns denoting a manner of speaking, characteristic of a specified field or group.

Usage examples:

Technospeak

noun

The action of conveying information or expressing one's feelings in speech.

Usage examples:

Clear thinking aids clear speaking

adjective

Used for or engaged in speech.

Usage examples:

You have a clear speaking voice

noun

The act or skill of giving a speech at a public event

Usage examples:

She looks on public speaking as an opportunity to share information., he has several speaking engag…

noun

The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.

Usage examples:

He was born deaf and without the power of speech

noun

The ability to talk, or the activity of talking

Usage examples:

People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech., his speech became slurred and indistin…

noun

An elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson.

Usage examples:

He delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel

verb

Reel off; recite.

Usage examples:

He solemnly spieled all he knew

noun

The highest point of a hill or mountain.

Usage examples:

She climbed back up the path towards the summit

verb

Reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).

Usage examples:

In 2013, 658 climbers summited everest

noun

The top or highest point, esp. of a mountain

Usage examples:

We climbed to the summit of mount rainier., the economic summit did not accomplish all that the pre…

noun

A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.

Usage examples:

There is a long history behind the ics; most of the early international geological congresses had s…

noun

A formal occasion when specialists in a particular area meet to discuss a subject of interest to them

Usage examples:

A symposium on sth experts gathered for an international symposium on internet addiction.

adjective

Engaging in speech.

Usage examples:

The best part of the movie are the ents - big, talking trees.

noun

The action of talking; speech or discussion.

Usage examples:

I'll do the talking—you just back me up

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Usage examples:

The two men talked

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Usage examples:

She used her key to open the front door

noun

The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.

Usage examples:

Modern trains are now in use

Put into service

adjective

Complete; absolute.

Usage examples:

Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement

verb

Make (a sound) with one's voice.

Usage examples:

He uttered an exasperated snort

adjective

Complete or extreme

Usage examples:

What an utter fool i was!, she felt isolated and utterly alone., she sat through the entire meeting…

abbreviation

(in the uk) royal victorian order.

noun

An attempt to make a deal or get an advantage by using complicated and sometimes dishonest or unfair methods

Usage examples:

There was a lot of behind-the-scenes political wheeling and dealing going on.

noun

The activity of making clever, complicated, and sometimes dishonest business arrangements

Usage examples:

He loves the wheeling and dealing of land sales., they need to be more open with the process so tha…

verb

Speak at length about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

She'd been wittering on about jennifer and her illness

verb

To talk for a long time about things that are not important

Usage examples:

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

verb

Speak at length about trivial matters.

Usage examples:

She'd been wittering on about jennifer and her illness

verb

Present participle of witter

Usage examples:

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

noun

A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.

Usage examples:

Milk products were common in the form of sour cream and butter from cows and yaks.

verb

Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Usage examples:

She wondered what he was yakking about

noun

A type of cattle with long hair and long horns, found mainly in tibet

verb

Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Usage examples:

She wondered what he was yakking about

noun

A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.

Usage examples:

Milk products were common in the form of sour cream and butter from cows and yaks.

noun

Trivial or unduly prolonged conversation.

Usage examples:

He was quick to raise his voice through a cordless microphone to silence the gathering engaged in a…