talk out of
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To use words to convince someone not to do something they were planning to do.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To persuade someone not to do something by talking to them.
"Her friends tried to talk her out of dropping out of university, but she had made up her mind."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Always followed by a gerund (-ing form): 'talked him out of quitting.' The direct opposite of 'talk into.' Very common in everyday English. Can imply helpful dissuasion or unwanted interference.
Commonly used with
quitting leaving buying marrying going doing
Forms
Base
talk out of
I/you/we/they
3rd person
talks out of
he/she/it
Past simple
talked out of
yesterday
Past participle
talked out of
have + pp
-ing form
talking out of
continuous
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Synonyms
dissuade discourage convince not to talk down from persuade against
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