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talked sense

talked sense is the simple past and past participle of talk sense.

Meaning of talk sense

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.
    Antonyms:
    talk nonsense
  2. (intransitive) To stop someone doing something foolish by persuading them with a powerful argument.
    • Please talk some sense into him.

Questions about talked sense

What is talked sense the simple past and past participle of?
Talked sense is the simple past and past participle of talk sense.

Words near talked sense in the dictionary

  1. talked out of turn
  2. talked over
  3. talked over someone's head
  4. talked past
  5. talked round
  6. talked sense
  7. talked shit
  8. talked shop
  9. talked smack
  10. talked someone under the table
  11. talked someone's arm off

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