talk around
talk around · talks around · talked around · talking around
штовхати
проталкивать, толкать, толкнуть
drücken, schieben, stoßen
To persuade someone by spoken argumentsTo persuade someone by spoken arguments.
» Tom and Mary stopped talking and turned around to see who was there.
Meaning
1 sensesTo persuade someone by spoken arguments.
Examples
6 sentencesTom and Mary stopped talking and turned around to see who was there.
Don't talk around it.
Paul heard people talking around.
Yanni could have talked his wife around, but that wasn't his style.
Ziri opened his eyes and saw people talking around him then slipped away again.
Forms
talks around, talking around, talked around, talked around| Base form | talk around · to talk around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks around |
| Present participle | talking around |
| Past simple | talked around |
| Past participle | talked around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- talk upвихвалятиTo talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.
- talk outобговорювати, відмовлятиTo resolve (a problem) by talking about it.
- talk backогризатисяTo reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.
- talk overштовхатиTo discuss; to converse about a matter or issue.
- talk intoпереконати, переконуватиTo convince (someone) by talking and suggesting.
- talk aroundштовхатиTo persuade someone by spoken arguments.
- talk aboutзвертатися, ставитисяUsed to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.
- talk downTo negotiate a lower price.
Synonyms
15 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb