talk past

verb

To talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning.

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Meanings

verbtalk past (third-person singular simple present talks past, present participle talking past, simple past and past participle talked past)

present singular third person talks past · participle present talking past · participle past talked past · past talked past

  1. To talk at cross purposes with; to speak in such a way that a listener fails to understand one's meaning.
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APA

talk past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20past

MLA

“talk past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20past. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk past,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20past.

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