talk down to in English

Forms: talks down to [present, singular, third-person], talking down to [participle, present], talked down to [participle, past], talked down to [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk down to (third-person singular simple present talks down to, present participle talking down to, simple past and past participle talked down to)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "talked down to",
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    },
    {
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        "To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way."
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          "demeaning",
          "demeaning"
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          "patronizing",
          "patronizing"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way."
      ],
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          "word": "talk down"
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        {
          "word": "condescend"
        }
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    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "talks down to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "talked down to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "talked down to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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        "To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way."
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          "demeaning"
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        "(transitive) To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way."
      ],
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      "word": "condescend"
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"talk down to" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms