talk over

verb

talked over; talking over; talks over

transitive verb

: to review or consider in conversation : discuss

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
Recent Examples on the Web In 2022 it was announced that Sherri Shepherd would talk over the show as host. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024 Some Democrats on the House floor before the vote noted Mayorkas had been involved in months of talks over border negotiations Republicans requested and then subsequently rejected upon its release. Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024 These negative trends are joined by rising rates of workplace incivility, as up to 1 in 4 employees report being ignored or talked over at work. Jan Bruce, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Also Monday, the French government summoned Russia's ambassador for talks over the killing of two French citizens working for nongovernmental organizations in Ukraine, and promised sustained support for the Ukrainian military in its effort to push back Russian forces. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024 Most people, Miss Manners dares say, would have been grateful to be left out of such conversations — but not to be talked over, which is the point where your fellow passengers failed to meet the standards of civility. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 Congress is also trying to strike a deal on border security and immigration policy that has become central to passing more aid for Ukraine, with lawmakers continuing talks over an emergency spending package that the Biden White House has requested. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024 Senate negotiators have for months been embroiled in talks over a border security agreement tied to a supplemental funding bill. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024 The two were soon talking over each other for several minutes until the facilitator hung up. Stephannie Stokes, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk over was in 1734

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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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