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talks out of

talks out of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk out of.

Meaning of talk out of

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.
    Antonyms:
    talk into

Questions about talks out of

What is talks out of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Talks out of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of talk out of.

Words near talks out of in the dictionary

  1. talks into
  2. talks like a book
  3. talks like an apothecary
  4. talks nasty
  5. talks out
  6. talks out of
  7. talks out of one's arse
  8. talks out of one's ass
  9. talks out of one's ear
  10. talks out of turn
  11. talks over

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