talk through

verb

To tell (someone) step by step how to do something.

“I'll talk him through the problem.”

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walk through
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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo tell (someone) step by step how to do something.

    The dispatcher will have to talk him through landing the plane in the middle of a hurricane!

    Synonyms: walk through

  2. To comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it.

    I'll talk him through the problem.

    1 more example

    She's utterly grief-stricken, so I'm going over to talk her through it.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo tell (someone) step by step how to do something.

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walk through

Translations

Polish tłumaczyć krok po kroku, wytłumaczyć krok po kroku
  • tłumaczyć krok po krokuto tell someone step by step how to do something
  • wytłumaczyć krok po krokuto tell someone step by step how to do something
  • omawiaćto comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it
  • omówićto comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it
  • przedyskutowywaćto comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it
  • przedyskutowaćto comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it
Russian объяснять, поддерживать
  • объяснять (obʺjasnjatʹ)to tell someone step by step how to do something
  • поддерживать (podderživatʹ)to comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it
Spanish explicar detalladamente, decir paso a paso
  • explicar detalladamenteto tell someone step by step how to do something
  • decir paso a pasoto tell someone step by step how to do something
Cite this entry
APA

talk through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20through

MLA

“talk through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20through. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20through.

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