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TALK INTO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does talk into mean?
• TALK INTO (verb)
The verb TALK INTO has 1 sense:
1. persuade somebody to do something
Familiarity information: TALK INTO used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persuade somebody to do something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "talk into" is one way to...):
persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Antonym:
talk out of (persuade someone not to do something)
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