talk
English
/tɔːk/, /tɔk/, /tɑk/, /toːk/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- (transitive) To discuss; to talk about.
- (transitive) To speak (a certain language).
- (transitive) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
- (intransitive) To confess, especially implicating others.
- (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
- (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
- (informal) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English talken inherited from Old English tealcian (talk, chat) inherited from Proto-Germanic *talkōną (chatter, talk), *talōną (count, tell, recount, reckon) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (calculation, fraud, reckoning) affix from English tell.
Origin
English
tell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Toki Pona English
- aftershow English
- aquashow English
- auto show English
- back English
- backtalk English
- backtalker English
- betalk English
- betell English
- board English
- bytalk English
- codetalker English
- cooking show English
- cybertalk English
- dharma English
- dharma talk English
- double English
- double talk English
- double talker English
- doubletalk English
- down English
- dread English
- dreadtalk English
- floorshow English
- foreshow English
- foretalk English
- foretell English
- forthshow English
- forthtell English
- intalk English
- intershow English
- intertalk English
- leeftail English
- legshow English
- metatalk English
- midshow English
- minishow English
- mistell English
- motor show English
- news English
- newstalk English
- nontalkative English
- nontalker English
- nontalking English
- outshow English
- outtalk English
- outtell English
- overshow English
- overtalk English
- overtalkative English
- overtell English
- peepshow English
- pentel English
- postshow English
- preshow English
- pretalk English
- pretell English
- reshow English
- retell English
- roadshow English
- scavage English
- self-talk English
- shop English
- shoptalk English
- show English
- show barn English
- show-goer English
- showability English
- showable English
- showbag English
- showband English
- showbill English
- showbiz English
- showboat English
- showboy English
- showbread English
- showbusiness English
- showcard English
- showcase English
- showdown English
- showest English
- showeth English
- showfield English
- showfloor English
- showfolk English
- showfolks English
- showful English
- showgirl English
- showgoer English
- showground English
- showguide English
- showhome English
- showhorse English
- showhouse English
- showie English
- showish English
- showjumper English
- showjumping English
- showlike English
- showman English
- showoff English
- showperson English
- showpiece English
- showplace English
- showplan English
- showreel English
- showroom English
- showrunner English
- showstopper English
- showstopping English
- showtime English
- showwoman English
- showy English
- sideshow English
- sleep English
- sleeptalk English
- sleeptalker English
- slideshow English
- smokeshow English
- spookshow English
- supershow English
- talkable English
- talkaholic English
- talkaholism English
- talkathon English
- talkative English
- talkatively English
- talkativeness English
- talkback English
- talkboard English
- talkdown English
- talkee English
- talker English
- talkest English
- talkfest English
- talkily English
- talkiness English
- talking English
- talkingest English
- talkless English
- talklessness English
- talkshop English
- talksome English
- talky English
- talky-talky English
- tangle English
- tangletalk English
- teleshow English
- tell English
- tell-troth English
- tell-truth English
- tell-worthy English
- tellable English
- tellee English
- teller English
- tellest English
- telleth English
- telltale English
- telt English
- told English
- untalk English
- untalkable English
- untalkative English
- untell English
- uptalk English
- uptalking English
- walkie-talkie English
- show Finnish
- bonus Latin
- Show German
- show Hungarian
- show Dutch, Flemish
- шоу Russian
- show Spanish, Castilian
- *del- Proto-Indo-European
- *dol- Proto-Indo-European
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- show Norwegian Bokmål
- show Portuguese
- *talaz Proto-Germanic
- *talkōną Proto-Germanic
- *talą Proto-Germanic
- *talō Proto-Germanic
- *talōną Proto-Germanic
- *tullō Proto-Germanic
- baktala Swedish
- betala Swedish
- show Swedish
- tala Swedish
- talan Swedish
- taleskvinna Swedish
- talesman Swedish
- talesperson Swedish
- talman Swedish
- uttala Swedish
- åtala Swedish
- ショー Japanese
- show Norwegian Nynorsk
- talian Old English
- tealcian Old English
- toll Old English
- schewen Middle English
- talkatyve Middle English
- talken Middle English
- talkere Middle English
- talkynge Middle English
- tellen Middle English
- sjá Old Norse
- tala Old Norse
- betale Danish
- italesætte Danish
- italesættelse Danish
- omtale Danish
- samtale Danish
- tale Danish
- taleboble Danish
- talehandling Danish
- talemåde Danish
- taler Danish
- talsmand Danish
- talsperson Danish
- Bonaero Esperanto
- bona Esperanto
- bone Esperanto
- boneco Esperanto
- bonega Esperanto
- bonfaro Esperanto
- bongusta Esperanto
- bonintenca Esperanto
- bonkora Esperanto
- bonmaniera Esperanto
- bonulo Esperanto
- bonveno Esperanto
- bonvenon Esperanto
- bonvoli Esperanto
- bonŝanco Esperanto
- malbona Esperanto
- malbonintenca Esperanto
- malbonodora Esperanto
- plibonigi Esperanto
- pliboniĝi Esperanto
- šou Serbo-Croatian
- xou Catalan, Valencian
- eintala Icelandic
- frumtala Icelandic
- raðtala Icelandic
- tala Icelandic
- tvinntala Icelandic
- tvítala Icelandic
- töluorð Icelandic
- tölusetja Icelandic
- tölustafur Icelandic
- töluverður Icelandic
- þvertala Icelandic
- शो Hindi
- โชว์ Thai
- zalōn Old High German
- şov Turkish
- sô Vietnamese
- ရှိုး Burmese
- *talōn gmw-pro
- *talon Old Dutch
- crosstalk Chinese
- 作秀 Chinese
- 脫口秀 Chinese
- šou Slovak
- shoo Swahili
- شو Urdu
- soim Tok Pisin
- tok Tok Pisin
- tokim Tok Pisin
- wantok Tok Pisin
- taki Sranan Tongo
- show
- told
- telt
- tell
- shop
- news
- down
- back
- sleep
- talky
- showy
- dread
- board
- teller
- dharma
- reshow
- intalk
- tellee
- untalk
- tangle
- uptalk
- showie
- betell
- bytalk
- untell
- talkee
- betalk
- double
- retell
- talker
- pentel
- outshow
- talkest
- scavage
- showoff
- preshow
- mistell
- showest
- talkily
- showbiz
- pretalk
- telleth
- showful
- outtalk
- legshow
- showbag
- showeth
- showman
- pretell
- outtell
- showboy
- midshow
- tellest
- talking
- showish
- talkfest
- metatalk
- leeftail
- teleshow
- talkback
- talkshop
- postshow
- showable
- showtime
- talkdown
- showplan
- showgoer
- aquashow
- talkless
- showband
- showhome
- showreel
- showboat
- showcase
- talkable
- foretell
- overshow
- tellable
- sideshow
- overtell
- peepshow
- backtalk
- minishow
- shoptalk
- showfolk
- foretalk
- showcard
- showdown
- showbill
- showlike
- roadshow
- showroom
- talksome
- telltale
- showgirl
- foreshow
- newstalk
- overtalk
- spookshow
- self-talk
- intershow
- dreadtalk
- floorshow
- show-goer
- showfolks
- supershow
- smokeshow
- talkative
- forthtell
- showpiece
- nontalker
- showguide
- showbread
- Toki Pona
- showwoman
- show barn
- talkboard
- showfloor
- talkiness
- showfield
- cybertalk
- sleeptalk
- forthshow
- talkathon
- intertalk
- uptalking
- showhorse
- showhouse
- aftershow
- auto show
- slideshow
- showplace
- showjumper
- nontalking
- motor show
- untalkable
- showperson
- codetalker
- tangletalk
- showrunner
- showground
- tell-troth
- doubletalk
- backtalker
- talkaholic
- talkingest
- tell-truth
- dharma talk
- talkaholism
- double talk
- talkatively
- showjumping
- showstopper
- sleeptalker
- untalkative
- showability
- talky-talky
- tell-worthy
- showbusiness
- talklessness
- cooking show
- showstopping
- nontalkative
- overtalkative
- walkie-talkie
- double talker
- talkativeness