talk sense

English

Verb

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

1. To say something true or meaningful to the listener, especially in contrast to nonsense.

   Antonym: talk nonsense

2. (intransitive) To stop someone doing something foolish by persuading them with a powerful argument. [with to or into ‘someone’]

   Synonym: knock some sense into

   Please talk some sense into him.

See also

• see sense

Further reading

• “talk sense”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “talk sense”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “talk sense” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “talk sense rubbish nonsense etc” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “talk sense”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “talk some sense into someone” (US) / “talk some sense into someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• snakelets, Stenlakes