"betalk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: betalks [present, singular, third-person], betalking [participle, present], betalked [participle, past], betalked [past]
Etymology: From be- (“about, concerning”) + talk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|talk|t1=about, concerning}} be- (“about, concerning”) + talk Head templates: {{en-verb}} betalk (third-person singular simple present betalks, present participle betalking, simple past and past participle betalked)
  1. (transitive, chiefly dialectal, sometimes reflexive) To talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of). Tags: dialectal, reflexive, sometimes, transitive
    Sense id: en-betalk-en-verb-qvaCchHb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 50 50
  2. (intransitive, dialectal) To talk repeatedly. Tags: dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-betalk-en-verb-wXCZCdSW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 50 50

Inflected forms

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