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talk at

talk at verb: to speak with (someone) without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.

Verb

talk at (third-person singular simple present talks at, present participle talking at, simple past and past participle talked at)

  1. To speak with (someone) without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.
  2. (slang) To speak with; to have a conversation with.

Forms of talk at

third-person singular presenttalks at
present participletalking at
past participletalked at
pasttalked at

Questions about talk at

What does talk at mean?
Talk at means to speak with (someone) without truly listening to their response or interacting meaningfully.
What part of speech is talk at?
Talk at is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk at?
The past tense of talk at is talked at.

Words near talk at in the dictionary

  1. talk against time
  2. talk aloud protocol
  3. talk aloud protocols
  4. talk and die syndrome
  5. talk around
  6. talk at
  7. talk back
  8. talk big
  9. talk box
  10. talk boxes
  11. talk cock

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