talk out of
To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing somethingTo talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.
» She likes talking best of all.
Она больше всего любит говорить.
Вона надає перевагу обговоренням.
Вона більш за все любить розмовляти.
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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.
- persuade someone not to do something
Examples
465 sentencesShe likes talking best of all.
Вона надає перевагу обговоренням. — Internecivus
ruОна больше всего любит говорить. — shanghainese
We talked about lots of things.
Ми багато про що говорили. — deniko
ruМы говорили о многом. — sharptoothed
Tom wanted to talk to all of us.
Том хотів поспілкуватися з нами всіма. — deniko
ruТом хотел со всеми нами поговорить. — marafon
We have to talk Tom out of doing that.
Ми повинні відмовити Тома від цього. — deniko
ruНам надо отговорить Тома от этого. — marafon
Tom and Mary talked about all kinds of stuff.
Том та Мері говорили про всяке-різне. — deniko
Forms
talks out of, talking out of, talked out of, talked out of| Base form | talk out of · to talk out of |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks out of |
| Present participle | talking out of |
| Past simple | talked out of |
| Past participle | talked out of |
irregular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle