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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawk at]
- /tɔk æt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tawk at]
- /tɔk æt/
Definitions of talk at words
- verb without object talk at to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 1
- verb without object talk at to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 1
- verb without object talk at to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip. 1
- verb without object talk at to chatter or prate. 1
- verb without object talk at to employ speech; perform the act of speaking: to talk very softly; to talk into a microphone. 1
- verb without object talk at 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 talk at
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Talk at
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
talk at 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".