talks
/ˈtɔːks/ · verb
Meaning
- To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- To discuss; to talk about.
- To speak (a certain language).
- (chiefly used in progressive tenses) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
- To confess, especially implicating others.
- To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
- A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
- A lecture.
- Gossip; rumour.
- (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
- (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:
- (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
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