talk through

verb

talked through; talking through; talks through
1
: to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a careful way
The woman on the phone talked me through the procedure.
2
: to discuss (something) with someone in order to make a decision or reach an agreement
Have you talked this through with your family?

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Draft a short meeting agenda with key points, then talk through expectations with the person involved so the path ahead feels workable. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026 Identify a support network of family and friends and talk through your emergency plan. Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026 They had been engaged in intensive talks through the night, attempting to halt what appeared to be a spiral back into all-out war, a diplomat briefed on the talks said. E. Eduardo Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Her remedy isn't avoidance, but direct conversation—giving people space to talk through what went wrong before launching the next effort. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk through

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“Talk through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20through. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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