talk over
English
editVerb
edittalk over (third-person singular simple present talks over, present participle talking over, simple past and past participle talked over)
- (transitive) To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue.
- Come home early, we have a lot to talk over.
- 1944 March and April, Chas. S. Lake, “Some C.M.Es. I Have Known: VIII—Sir H. N. Gresley”, in Railway Magazine, page 74:
- His reply was brief and to the point. "Come along to Doncaster," it read, "and we'll talk it over."
- (transitive) To persuade (someone); to talk around.
- Synonyms: talk around, win over
- I didn't like the idea at first, but they eventually talked me over.
- She is an expert at talking others over to her views/side.
- (transitive) To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else.
- Hyponym: shout down
- She rudely talked over her opponent in the debate.
Derived terms
edit- talkover (noun)
Translations
editdiscuss — see discuss
persuade — see persuade