TO TALK TO

Definition: TO TALK TO

TO TALK TO

1. To advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as, I will talk to my son respecting his conduct. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: TO TALK TO

Hard to talk to. (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan)

Hey you now, the first time I try to talk to you, you embarrass me. So I tease you a little bit, which maybe I shouldn't have done, so I'm sorry (City Slickers; writing credit: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and Billy Crystal)

Because I didn't want to talk to you (Liar Liar; writing credit: Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur)

Mom and dad would like to talk to you. (Mission Hill; writing credit: Aaron Ehasz; Andrew Kreisberg)

I need to talk to you about my friend, Dr. Tim Whatley (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

Somebody that you could just to talk to (HUMAN TOUCH; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen)

There was a man in his car trying to talk to me (Looking For A Place To Land; performing artist: Dakota Moon)

Someone to talk to (Someone I love, Someone who loves me; performing artist: Dion)

I've been trying all night long just to talk to you. (LAY DOWN SALLY; performing artist: ERIC CLAPTON)

Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand (More Than Words; performing artist: Extreme)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: The Secrets of Good Communication (reference)

• The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate (reference)

• Please Don't Shoot the Messenger!: How to Talk to Demanding Bosses, Cluesless Colleagues, Tough Customers Without Losing Your Cool (Or Your Job!) (reference)

• Straight from the Horse's Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers (reference)

• How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: It's Best to Start Early, but It's Never Too Late-A Step-By-Step Guide for Every Age (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Uncle, we've got a lot of things to talk to you about. Credit: Library of Congress.

Summersville, West Virginia. Men came down from the hills to talk to the United States employment service agent about work in the harvest in other states. Credit: Library of Congress.

Goliath at last willing to talk to David. Credit: Library of Congress.

How can I find someone to talk to and cry with, when if I had someone, there wouldn't be a problem or a need to cry?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

My dear Emma, I am longing to talk to you.

"Ford!" he said, "there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out!"

With her head on the pillow she continued to talk to herself

Ought to find a girl to talk to.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Many men also find it helpful to talk to a counselor during the adjustment period after surgery. (references)

Ask your doctor to talk to the dentist or periodontist about your overall medical condition before treatment begins. (references)

Feel free to talk to them if problems arise during your recovery as well. Ask them what has worked for other patients. (references)

Business

Foreign suppliers wishing to talk to the vehicle manufacturers need to be fully prepared and follow the correct procedure in the bidding process. (references)

Civil Liberties

Korea

Members of the press group reportedly were allowed to visit a school and to talk to some ordinary persons. (references)

Korea

For example, journalists accompanying the U.S. Secretary of State in 2000 were not allowed to visit a department store or a train station; they were not allowed to talk to officials or to persons on the street. (references)

Economic History

West Bank

Often, several ministries oversee the same major projects, so U.S businesses must be sure to talk to all relevant ministries when competing for contracts. (references)

Human Rights

Armenia

Four detainees released in 2000 also told media representatives that they had been mistreated; former presidential Chief of Staff Alexan Harutyunian stated that as part of his release agreements, he had promised not to talk to the media about the details of his case. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "TO TALK TO": want to talk to. Additional references.

Chinese 

談得來 (able to talk to or get on with, get along with). (various references)

Hungarian

megleckéztet vkit (to preach to sy, to pull sy's nose, to tweak sy's nose), beszél vkivel (have a word with sy, have speech of sy, have speech with sy), beszél vkihez. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

�"�し聞かせる (to tell). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

もうしきかせる (to tell). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay alktay otay.(various references)

Swedish

vilja tala med (want to talk to). (various references)

gu . . . sum. (various references)

affabilem. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: tattoo.

-3 letters: lotto, total.

-4 letters: alto, kola, kolo, koto, look, loot, lota, otto, talk, tola, took, tool, toot.

-5 letters: alt, att, kat, koa, lat, loo, lot, oak, oat, oka, oot, tao, tat, too, tot.