"talk sense" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: talks sense [present, singular, third-person], talking sense [participle, present], talked sense [participle, past], talked sense [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk sense (third-person singular simple present talks sense, present participle talking sense, simple past and past participle talked sense)
  1. To say something true or meaningful to the listener, especially in contrast to nonsense.
    Sense id: en-talk_sense-en-verb-1VRPgX2i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
  2. (intransitive) To stop someone doing something foolish by persuading them with a powerful argument. [with to or into ‘someone’] Tags: intransitive Synonyms: knock some sense into
    Sense id: en-talk_sense-en-verb-9YRfnSYh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sense
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