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Definition of Talk over
1. Verb. Speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion. "Sam wants to talk over with Sue "; "We discussed our household budget"
Specialized synonyms: Negociate, Negotiate, Talk Terms, Negociate, Powwow, Debate, Deliberate, Consider, Debate, Deliberate, Moot, Turn Over, Bandy, Kick Around, Chair, Lead, Moderate, Advise, Counsel, Rede, Confab, Confabulate, Confer, Consult, Broach, Initiate, Bandy About, Hammer Out, Thrash Out
Generic synonyms: Talk About, Talk Of
Derivative terms: Discussant, Discussion
Definition of Talk over
1. Verb. to discuss ¹
2. Verb. to persuade someone; to talk around ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Talk Over
Literary usage of Talk over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Gibson Lockhart (1837)
"But the dead will feel no pain. again to poor Lady to talk over old stories.
1 am not clear that it is a "November 10.—Wrote out my task and little more. ..."
2. The Journals of Washington Irving (hitherto Unpublished) by Washington Irving (1919)
"Newton continues ill — call with Payne on Price — talk over theatrical business.
... Call on Price with P. Irving — we talk over Payne's engag[emen]t ..."
3. Pennsylvania, Province and State: A History from 1609 to 1790 by Albert Sidney Bolles (1899)
"... the soldiers for a brief period could rest and talk over the terrible experiences
through which they had just passed, and gloomily speculate concerning ..."
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