talk to oneself

verb

To say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.

“He has a really bad habit of talking to himself in public.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.

    He has a really bad habit of talking to himself in public.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 自言自語 /自言自语
  • 自言自語 /自言自语 (zìyánzìyǔ)to converse with oneself
Dutch tegen zichzelf praten, in zichzelf praten
  • tegen zichzelf pratento converse with oneself
  • in zichzelf pratento converse with oneself
Finnish puhua itsekseen, puhella itsekseen
  • puhua itsekseento converse with oneself
  • puhella itsekseento converse with oneself
French parler tout seul, parler aux anges
  • parler tout seulto converse with oneself
  • parler aux angesto converse with oneself
  • parler dans le videto converse with oneself
German mit sich selbst reden, Selbstgespräche halten
  • mit sich selbst redento converse with oneself
  • Selbstgespräche haltento converse with oneself
  • Selbstgespräche führento converse with oneself
Hungarian magában beszél
  • magában beszélto converse with oneself
Italian parlare da solo/soli
  • parlare da solo/solito converse with oneself
Māori pātīhau, kōrero rākau
  • pātīhauto converse with oneself
  • kōrero rākauto converse with oneself
  • murakehuto converse with oneself
Polish mówić do siebie, powiedzieć do siebie
  • mówić do siebieto converse with oneself
  • powiedzieć do siebieto converse with oneself
Romanian vorbi singur
  • vorbi singurto converse with oneself
Russian разгова́ривать с сами́м собо́й
  • разгова́ривать с сами́м собо́й (razgovárivatʹ s samím sobój)to converse with oneself
Spanish hablar solo, hablar para sí
  • hablar soloto converse with oneself
  • hablar para síto converse with oneself
  • hablar para sus adentrosto converse with oneself
Cite this entry
APA

talk to oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20to%20oneself

MLA

“talk to oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20to%20oneself. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk to oneself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20to%20oneself.

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