"talk over" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: talks over [present, singular, third-person], talking over [participle, present], talked over [participle, past], talked over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk over (third-person singular simple present talks over, present participle talking over, simple past and past participle talked over)
  1. (transitive) To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-talk_over-en-verb-wrbVynCo
  2. (transitive) To persuade (someone); to talk around. Tags: transitive Synonyms: talk around, win over Derived forms: talkover [noun]
    Sense id: en-talk_over-en-verb-SnM64uVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 57 33 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 11 63 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 64 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 69 26
  3. (transitive) To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-talk_over-en-verb-7~cskEei Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Come home early, we have a lot to talk over.",
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          "ref": "1944 March and April, Chas. S. Lake, “Some C.M.Es. I Have Known: VIII—Sir H. N. Gresley”, in Railway Magazine, page 74:",
          "text": "His reply was brief and to the point. \"Come along to Doncaster,\" it read, \"and we'll talk it over.\"",
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        "To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue."
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        "(transitive) To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue."
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        "To persuade (someone); to talk around."
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        "(transitive) To persuade (someone); to talk around."
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        "(transitive) To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else."
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        "(transitive) To persuade (someone); to talk around."
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        "To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To verbally interrupt (someone); to speak at the same time as someone else."
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