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betalk

betalk verb: to talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of).

Verb

betalk (third-person singular simple present betalks, present participle betalking, simple past and past participle betalked)

  1. (dialectal, reflexive, sometimes, transitive) To talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of).
    • Likewise and moreover, Howaji, is it a time to betalk ourselves merrily of dates, I request you, when the pasha's visit is to be made preparations for?1925, Albert Payson Terhune, Najib
    • Today can we betalk about why Shacam broke up?2016, Lesbian Youtubers^([sic]) 3; Vloggers of the lesbian kind
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) To talk repeatedly.
    • Nevertheless, ere he departed, he contrived to betalk her to such effect, promising her to gamble no more, that the good woman gave him half a score ducats; [...]1890, Matteo Bandello, The novels of Matteo Bandello: bishop of Agen

Synonyms of betalk

Forms of betalk

third-person singular presentbetalks
present participlebetalking
past participlebetalked
pastbetalked

Origin of betalk

From be- (“about, concerning”) + talk.

Questions about betalk

What does betalk mean?
Betalk means to talk about; discuss; tell; count; give an account (of).
What part of speech is betalk?
Betalk is a verb.
What is the past tense of betalk?
The past tense of betalk is betalked.

Words near betalk in the dictionary

  1. betalamic acid
  2. betalight
  3. betalights
  4. betalipoprotein
  5. betalipoproteins
  6. betalk
  7. betalked
  8. betalking
  9. betalks
  10. betall
  11. betallow

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