American English
/tʰɔk̚/
One syllable.
to speak with someone in order to communicate
“Talk” is usually pronounced /tɔk/. In some American accents, it sounds like /tɑk/; both are normal pronunciations.
to speak with someone in order to communicate
I talked with my sister last night.
They talked for an hour.
In everyday conversation, talk is usually more common than speak.
talk on the phone · talk for hours · talk quietly
talk + to/with + person
to discuss a subject by speaking about it
We need to talk about money.
She talked to her doctor about the pain.
Say talk about a subject, not talk a subject.
talk openly · talk seriously · talk about the future
talk + about + subject
talk + to + person + about + subject
to persuade someone to do something, or to persuade them not to do it
Maya talked me into taking the job.
I talked him out of driving in the storm.
Say talk someone into doing something, not talk someone to do something.
talk someone into it · talk someone out of it
talk + person + into + -ing
talk + person + out of + -ing
a conversation or an exchange of words between people
I had a long talk with my boss.
We need to have a talk about your grades.
a long talk · a serious talk · a private talk
have + a talk + with + person
a + talk + about + subject
to discuss something carefully with someone
Let's talk it over before we decide.
friendly conversation about simple everyday topics
We made small talk before the meeting.
to persuade someone to do something or not to do it
My friends talked me into joining the class.