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Talked vs. Told — What's the Difference?

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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