talk about

phrasal verb

talked about; talking about; talks about

1

: to say words in order to express one's thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc., about (something)

She still talks about your wedding and how perfect it was.

2

: to discuss

We were talking about last night's game.

3

: to discuss the personal lives of (other people) : to gossip

It's rude to talk about people behind their back(s).

4

: to mean

—used in the phrase "What are you/they talking about?" or "What is he/she talking about?" to show that one is confused, worried, upset, etc., about something that someone has just said

Not done well? What are you talking about? I did what you told me to do.

5

informal

—used to emphasize the size, amount, or extent of something

Talk about having a bad day. I had the worst day ever!

Examples of talk about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Does this mean that LaPaglia couldn’t talk about Bryan for a certain amount of time? —Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024

What that means is two-fold: a series that captures Game of Thrones’s extensive, fantasy world-building and the drama of political succession and a show dropping on HBO’s premier Sunday night spot that everyone wants to talk about the morning after. —Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024

Put your energy into making things happen instead of talking about your dreams. —Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024

Plus, watch two inmates at the R.J. Donovan Correction Facility, where Lyle and Erik are imprisoned, talk about the Rehabilitation Through Beautification project the brothers are also involved in. —Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024