talk over
verb
talked over; talking over; talks over
: 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
Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Some talk over Zoom; others post on Facebook or Reddit.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the crime is solved, and the Silvers gather around the table for a meal — in this case Shabbat dinner led by Mae and her father, Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson) — and talk over the week’s events.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Some talk over Zoom; others post on Facebook or Reddit.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the crime is solved, and the Silvers gather around the table for a meal — in this case Shabbat dinner led by Mae and her father, Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson) — and talk over the week’s events.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Talk over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20over. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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