"talk to" meaning in English

See talk to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: talks to [present, singular, third-person], talking to [participle, present], talked to [participle, past], talked to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|talks to|talking to|talked to}} talk to (third-person singular simple present talks to, present participle talking to, simple past and past participle talked to)
  1. (idiomatic) To show the beginnings of a romantic interest in; to flirt with over a period of time in hopes of developing a romantic relationship. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-talk_to-en-verb-x2iCahCo Disambiguation of Love: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (to): 87 13
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see talk, to. Related terms: talking phase
    Sense id: en-talk_to-en-verb-FGTSoTth

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for talk to meaning in English (2.0kB)

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