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talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: to review or consider in conversation : discuss
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Examples of talk over in a Sentence
your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip
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—Reuters, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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—New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1734, in the meaning defined above
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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