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talk into

Separable

The object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: talk INTO. Saying “TALK into” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

Link across the gap. The final /k/ of “talk” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “talk into” is said “tal-kinto”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.

What it means

  1. To persuade someone to do something.

    • “She talked me into signing up for the marathon.”
    • “Don't let him talk you into it.”

    Similar: persuade, convince

Don’t confuse it with

talk out ofTo persuade someone not to do something.

Talk INTO persuades someone TO do it. Talk OUT OF persuades them NOT to. Exact opposites.

The particle logic

into

Movement inward that changes state, position, or direction.

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More TALK phrasal verbs

Compare the whole family →

talk out of

To persuade someone not to do something.

talk over

To discuss something thoroughly before deciding.

talk back

To reply rudely to someone in authority.

talk down to

To speak to someone as if they were less intelligent.

talk into — meaning, examples & how to say it