talk through
phrasal verb
talked through; talking through; talks through
1
: to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a careful way
The woman on the phone talked me through the procedure.
2
: to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement
Have you talked this through with your family?
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Acknowledging and talking through differences is the running theme, which dovetails with a plot that goes to the roots of Zootopia.
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Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Joseph reached out to a mutual friend to see if Soderbergh would be willing to hop on the phone to talk through his situation.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
My parents used The Game of Life to talk through things like college, family, and major milestones.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025
Max met one of the three bosses, Sunil Patel, who is among the most impressive execs working in British TV right now, to talk through the company’s future and its expansion into the States.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Joseph reached out to a mutual friend to see if Soderbergh would be willing to hop on the phone to talk through his situation.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
My parents used The Game of Life to talk through things like college, family, and major milestones.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025
Max met one of the three bosses, Sunil Patel, who is among the most impressive execs working in British TV right now, to talk through the company’s future and its expansion into the States.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk through
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“Talk through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20through. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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