Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [tawk too]
- /tɔk tu/
- /ˈtɔːk tuː/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tawk too]
- /tɔk tu/
Definitions of talk to words
- intransitive verb talk to speak to, address 1
- transitivephrasal verb talk to scold 1
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Parts of speech for Talk to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
talk to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for talk to
verb talk to
- admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
- buttonholing — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with ta
- Words starting with tal
- Words starting with talk
- Words starting with talkt
- Words starting with talkto
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