talk about
phrasal verb
talked about; talking about; talks about
1
: to say words in order to express one's thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc., about (something)
She still talks about your wedding and how perfect it was.
2
: to discuss
We were talking about last night's game.
3
: to discuss the personal lives of (other people) : to gossip
It's rude to talk about people behind their back(s).
4
: to mean
—used in the phrase "What are you/they talking about?" or "What is he/she talking about?" to show that one is confused, worried, upset, etc., about something that someone has just said
Not done well? What are you talking about? I did what you told me to do.
5
informal
—used to emphasize the size, amount, or extent of something
Talk about having a bad day. I had the worst day ever!
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Instead of talking about his return to fitness and a chance to finally be first choice for his country, most of the questions were about his future at Barca.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025
But all the friend wanted to talk about was Slavin’s old indie rock band, Blue Smiley.
—Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Ramachandran talked about generative models getting good at specialization, and the proliferation of agentic systems.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 June 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025
But all the friend wanted to talk about was Slavin’s old indie rock band, Blue Smiley.
—Tyler Hicks, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Ramachandran talked about generative models getting good at specialization, and the proliferation of agentic systems.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk about
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“Talk about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20about. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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