talk to

1. Also, give a talking to. Scold, reprimand, as in The teacher said he'd have to talk to Jeff after school, or Dad gave us both a good talking to. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] For talk to like a Dutch uncle, see Dutch uncle.

Example Sentences

“The honest answer with everyone that I talk to is no one was expecting this,” he said.

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Leaders in quantum computing envision a future when the ultrapowerful machines can “talk” to each other across long distances.

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Leaders in quantum computing envision a future when the ultrapowerful machines can “talk” to each other across long distances.

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In another example described in the suit, Allan Brooks, 48, a recruiter from Canada, claims intense interaction with ChatGPT put him in a dark place where he refused to talk to his family and thought he was saving the world.

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“We’re using AI to address customers questions, so they get the answers they want without ever having to talk to a human expert,” Aujla said.

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Related Words

• advise 
• berate 
• censure 
• chide 
• enjoin 
• exhort 
• rebuke 
• reprimand 
• scold 
• upbraid 
• warn