talk about

phrasal verb

talked about; talking about; talks about

1

: to say words in order to express one's thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc., about (something)

She still talks about your wedding and how perfect it was.

2

: to discuss

We were talking about last night's game.

3

: to discuss the personal lives of (other people) : to gossip

It's rude to talk about people behind their back(s).

4

: to mean

—used in the phrase "What are you/they talking about?" or "What is he/she talking about?" to show that one is confused, worried, upset, etc., about something that someone has just said

Not done well? What are you talking about? I did what you told me to do.

5

informal

—used to emphasize the size, amount, or extent of something

Talk about having a bad day. I had the worst day ever!

Examples of talk about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last fall, Comcast and Paramount Global managers held talks about combining Paramount + with NBCUniversal’s Peacock in the U.S. to bolster their offerings to consumers, according to three people familiar with the talks but not authorized to speak publicly. —Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024

The president talks about the issue in personal terms. —Chris Megerian, Fortune, 8 May 2024

Some doctors talk about GLP-1s as revolutionary treatments for the chronic disease of obesity, lauding not only their ability to help people shed roughly 20% of their body weight but also their benefits for cardiovascular health. —Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 8 May 2024

There was a meeting a few weeks ago, hosted by the United Nations Development Program, in Jordan, just talking about rubble removal. —Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024

As on many college campuses, all three have also seen real tension between students, parents and staff over how to talk about Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel and Israel's retaliatory incursion into Gaza. —Nicole Cohen, NPR, 8 May 2024

Showing the film will be our way to talk about the situation and not just with the audience. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 May 2024

Tolleson’s economic development director signed a nondisclosure agreement last March barring the city from talking about the discussions, according to a copy WIRED obtained through a public records request. —Paresh Dave, WIRED, 7 May 2024

Mulaney also took live phone calls from Los Angeles residents, including a woman talking about microdosing. —Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 7 May 2024