Talked vs. Told — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Talked and Told
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Talked
To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse
We talked for hours.
Told
Past tense and past participle of tell1.
Talked
To utter or pronounce words
The baby can talk.
Told
Simple past tense and past participle of tell
A tale is but half told, if only one person tells it.
Talked
To imitate the sounds of human speech
The parrot talks.
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Talked
To express one's thoughts or emotions by means of spoken language
The candidate talked about the pros and cons of the issue.
Talked
To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words
Talk with one's hands.
Talked
To express one's thoughts or feelings in writing
Voltaire talks about London in this book.
Talked
To convey information in text
The article talks about the latest fashions.
Talked
To negotiate with someone; parley
Let's talk instead of fighting.
Talked
To consult or confer with someone
I talked with the doctor.
Talked
To spread rumors; gossip
If you do that, people will talk.
Talked
To allude to something
Are you talking about last week?.
Talked
To reveal information concerning oneself or others, especially under pressure
Has the prisoner talked?.
Talked
(Informal) To be efficacious
Money talks.
Talked
To utter or pronounce (words)
Their son is talking sentences now.
Talked
To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something)
Talk business.
Talk treason.
Talked
Used to emphasize the extent or seriousness of something being mentioned
The police found money in the car. We're talking significant amounts of money.
Talked
To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety)
The passenger talked French with the flight crew. Can you talk the local dialect?.
Talked
To cause (someone) to be in a certain state or to do something by talking
They talked me into coming.
Talked
An exchange of ideas or opinions; a conversation
We had a nice talk over lunch.
Talked
A speech or lecture
He gave a talk on art.
Talked
Hearsay, rumor, or speculation
There is talk of bankruptcy.
Talked
A subject of conversation
A musical that is the talk of the town.
Talked
Often talks A conference or negotiation
Peace talks.
Talked
A particular manner of speech
Baby talk.
Honeyed talk.
Talked
Empty speech or unnecessary discussion
A lot of talk and no action.
Talked
Jargon or slang
Prison talk.
Talked
Something, such as the sounds of animals, felt to resemble human talk
Whale talk.
Talked
Simple past tense and past participle of talk
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