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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Arsenal and Fulham are in talks over a deal for Reiss Nelson. James McNicholas, New York Times, 29 July 2025 For special teams drills, defensive back drills, wide receiver drills, Vrabel is not bouncing from position to position to talk over his assistants. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025 Tennis fans took to social media to complain about Castle constantly talking over Agassi. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 On Wednesday, Trump dodged a question on whether the U.S. would directly strike Iran’s nuclear facilities — as talks over dismantling the program between the nation’s counterparts have largely been stalled. Tara Suter, The Hill, 19 June 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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