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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

talk sense en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To say something true or meaningful to the listener, especially in contrast to nonsense.
  2. (intransitive) To stop someone doing something foolish by persuading them with a powerful argument.
    • Please talk some sense into him.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
talks sense Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
talked sense Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
talked sense Tense=Past lexicographic
talking sense Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

talk nonsense

Relateds

sense

Synonyms

knock some sense into