talk over

verb

talked over; talking over; talks over

transitive verb

: to review or consider in conversation : discuss

Synonyms of talk over

• discuss
• debate
• argue

Examples of talk over in a Sentence

your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip

Recent Examples on the Web

The defense, though, maintained there was no plan to attack anyone, and that the defendants are just kids who were engaged in tough talk over the internet, nothing else. —John Wisely, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025

Over the weekend, a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement to end the shutdown after holding a series of on-again, off-again talks over the last several weeks. —Sam Gringlas, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025

Ford Motor executives are said to be in talks over the fate of the all-electric pickup. —Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

Kuminga watch The Kings pursued Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga in sign-and-trade talks over the summer, but the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for talk over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

talk over

verb

: discuss sense 1