talk over

verb

talked over; talking over; talks over

transitive verb

: to review or consider in conversation : discuss

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
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At a party thrown in a Soho loft by The Free Press, a professional, politically mixed crowd talked over McDonald’s Big Macs, cheeseburgers, and Brat cocktails. Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024 There has been lots of talk over the years on shows like Survivor and Big Brother from women about forming alliances, but the vast majority of it has been just that — talk. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 People talked over each other without listening to understand different perspectives. Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The China dichotomy: amorphous stimulus talk over the weekend versus its military conducting blockade drills near Taiwan. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk over 

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk over was in 1734

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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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