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单词 thesaurus/articles/to-talk-to-someone
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Thesaurus article:to talk to someone

to talk to someone

These words all mean to communicate with someone using speech.

The most commonly used word for this istalk.

A group of men were talking in the street.
Alice would like to talk to you.

Speakis a very common alternative totalk.

Could I speak to you privately?

Sayis also very common, and is used when talking about the words that someone uses.

I couldn't hear what they were saying.

The verbchator the expressionhave a chatare often used if a person is talking with someone in a friendly, informal way.

We were just chatting about the party.
We had a little chat over the garden wall.

If people talk for a long time about things that are not important, the verbchatteris sometimes used.

They spent the morning chattering away.

If someone talks about something too much in an annoying way, you can use the expressionsgo onorgo on and on.

He's always going on about how much he hates his work.
They just go on and on about things they know nothing about.

If someone talks quietly so that their voice is difficult to hear, often because they are complaining about something, then the verbsmumbleandmutterare used.

He mumbled something about it being a waste of time.
She walked past me, muttering to herself.

The verbwhisperis used when someone talks extremely quietly so that other people cannot hear.

What are you two girls whispering about?

When peopleconferthey talk to each other, and exchange ideas in order to come to a decision.

You can confer with your teammates before giving your answer.

When youconversewithsomeone, you have a conversation with them.Converseis a formal word.

I had a very agreeable evening conversing with my guests.

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a talk
talking a lot
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