Idioms for talk
Origin of talk
1175–1225; Middle English
talk(i)en to converse, speak, derivative (with
-k suffix) of
tale speech, discourse,
tale; cognate with Frisian (E dial.)
talken
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British Dictionary definitions for talk over
talk
/ (tɔːk) /
verb
noun
See also
talk about,
talk at,
talk back,
talk down,
talk into,
talk out,
talk round,
talk through,
talk up
Derived forms of talk
talkable, adjective talkability, noun talker, nounWord Origin for talk
C13
talkien to talk; related to Old English
talu
tale, Frisian
talken to talk
Idioms and Phrases with talk over (1 of 2)
talk over
Discuss thoroughly, as in Let's talk over the entire plan and see if we discover any flaws. [First half of 1700s]
Win someone over by persuasion, as in We talked them over to our point of view. [First half of 1800s] Also see talk around.
Idioms and Phrases with talk over (2 of 2)
talk