talks
noun
Form of talk , plural of talk.
Simple meaning
A discussion intended to produce an agreement.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tawksIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɔks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A discussion intended to produce an agreement
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A discussion intended to produce an agreement
Used this way, talks is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.”noun
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Word family
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Someone who expresses in language.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons.
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A talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen.
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Synonyms
Sense: discussion intended to produce an agreement
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