Talk Down To: 1 Meaning

Grammar Tense Structure:

• Present Tense: talk / talks down to
• Past Tense: talked down to
• Past Participle: talked down to
• Present Participle: talking down to

1: To speak to someone in a way that shows you feel superior in status to them

non-separable phrasal verb

• I was furious about the way he talked down to me.
• Bob hates Jane because of the way she talks down to him.
• What’s her problem? She thinks she’s so high and mighty the way she talks down to everyone!
• The way you talk down to others will get you no respect.