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?

Examples of talk through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On follow-up calls over Zoom, the Dutch talked through logistics with the Current. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Griffiths and Smith meet on Zoom, spending the first 15 to 20 minutes talking through current challenges, followed by a 30- to 40-minute hypnotherapy session to specifically target her urgent issues. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026

The group hammered out details on things like identifying a chain of command for communication with ICE agents, talking through different possible scenarios and sorting through an understanding of judicial warrants and regulations. —Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026

Traders can see positions move during the day and talk through decisions with others who are watching the same charts. —Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for talk through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou