overtalk

talk

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tawk]
- /tɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tawk]
- /tɔk/

Definitions of overtalk word

verb without object overtalk to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 1
verb without object overtalk to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 1
verb without object overtalk to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip. 1
verb without object overtalk to chatter or prate. 1
verb without object overtalk to employ speech; perform the act of speaking: to talk very softly; to talk into a microphone. 1
verb without object overtalk to deliver a speech, lecture, etc.: The professor talked on the uses of comedy in the tragedies of Shakespeare. 1

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Origin of overtalk

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

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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Parts of speech for Overtalk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overtalk

overtalk popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

overtalk usage trend in Literature

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