talk over

talk over
verb
speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion (Freq. 1)
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We discussed our household budget

• Syn: ↑hash out, ↑discuss
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discussion (for: ↑discuss), ↑discussant (for: ↑discuss)
• Hypernyms: ↑talk of, ↑talk about
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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transitive verb
: to change the mind or opinion of (a person) by talking

is very good at talking opponents over to his viewpoint

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talk over
1. To persuade, convince
2. To discuss, consider together
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Main Entry: ↑talk

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ˌtalk ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they talk over he/she/it talks over present participle talking over past tense talked over past participle talked over] phrasal verb
to discuss a problem or a plan

You both need to talk over what happened that day.

I know you’re still angry; let’s talk it over tonight.

Thesaurus: to discuss somethingsynonym
Main entry: talk

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talk over [phrasal verb]
talk (something) over or talk over (something) : to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement

We need some time to talk over the offer.

— usually + with

I need to talk it over with my wife, first.

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Main Entry: ↑talk

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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