as in speaks (to or with)
to communicate with by means of spoken words
I had never talked to a real live cowboy before
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The innkeeper who greets the same families every season.—
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“Talks (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talks%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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