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talk out of

talk out of verb: to talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.
    • My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.
    • She talked the officer out of giving her a ticket.
    Antonyms:
    talk into

Antonyms of talk out of

Forms of talk out of

third-person singular presenttalks out of
present participletalking out of
past participletalked out of
pasttalked out of

Questions about talk out of

What does talk out of mean?
Talk out of means to talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.
What part of speech is talk out of?
Talk out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk out of?
The past tense of talk out of is talked out of.

Words near talk out of in the dictionary

  1. talk nasty
  2. talk of the devil
  3. talk of the town
  4. talk one's way out of
  5. talk out
  6. talk out of
  7. talk out of one's arse
  8. talk out of one's ass
  9. talk out of one's ear
  10. talk out of school
  11. talk out of turn

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