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- [tawk]
- /tɔk/
- /tɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawk]
- /tɔk/
Definitions of talked word
- verb without object talked to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry. 1
- verb without object talked to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser. 1
- verb without object talked to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip. 1
- verb without object talked to chatter or prate. 1
- verb without object talked to employ speech; perform the act of speaking: to talk very softly; to talk into a microphone. 1
- verb without object talked 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 talked
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 Talked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
talked 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
talked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for talked
noun talked
- addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- chatted — to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
- chattered — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
verb talked
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- chaffered — Simple past tense and past participle of chaffer.
- commentated — Simple past tense and past participle of commentate.
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- contacted — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
Antonyms for talked
verb talked
- listened — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with ta
- Words starting with tal
- Words starting with talk
- Words starting with talke
- Words starting with talked