"talk past" meaning in All languages combined

See talk past on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: talks past [present, singular, third-person], talking past [participle, present], talked past [participle, past], talked past [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk past (third-person singular simple present talks past, present participle talking past, simple past and past participle talked past)
  1. To talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning.

Inflected forms

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