Pronunciation: /tɔːk ˈsʌmwʌn daʊn frʌm ðə ruːf/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I saw a firefighter talking someone down from the roof.
A2 The police successfully talked the person down from the roof.
B1 The negotiator was able to talk the distressed individual down from the roof.
B2 The crisis intervention team used their training to talk the person down from the roof.
C1 The skilled negotiator was able to calmly talk the individual down from the roof.
C2 The expert in crisis intervention was successful in talking the person down from the roof.
verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being
A1 I saw a firefighter talk someone down from the roof.
A2 The police officer tried to talk someone down from the roof.
B1 The negotiator was able to talk someone down from the roof safely.
B2 The therapist used calming techniques to talk someone down from the roof.
C1 The crisis intervention team successfully talked someone down from the roof.
C2 The skilled negotiator was able to talk the distressed individual down from the roof without incident.
adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
A1 He talked someone down from the roof slowly and carefully.
A2 The firefighter talked someone down from the roof without hesitation.
B1 The negotiator skillfully talked someone down from the roof during the crisis.
B2 The therapist successfully talked someone down from the roof using calming techniques.
C1 The expert negotiator managed to talk someone down from the roof in a high-pressure situation.
C2 The crisis intervention specialist effectively talked someone down from the roof using their training and experience.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
A1 The firefighter talked the cat down from the roof.
A2 The police officer had to talk the distressed man down from the roof.
B1 The negotiator was able to talk the jumper down from the roof.
B2 The therapist used calming techniques to talk the individual down from the roof.
C1 The crisis intervention team successfully talked the person down from the roof.
C2 The expert in crisis negotiation skillfully talked the individual down from the roof.
article a word that is used to specify a noun
A1 The firefighter had to talk someone down from the roof.
A2 The police officer successfully talked the person down from the roof.
B1 The negotiator was able to talk the distressed individual down from the roof.
B2 The crisis intervention team worked together to talk the person down from the roof.
C1 The trained psychologist used various techniques to talk the individual down from the roof.
C2 The expert negotiator employed advanced communication skills to talk the person down from the roof.
formal The crisis negotiator was able to successfully talk the distressed individual down from the roof.
informal I had to talk my friend down from the roof last night after he had a few too many drinks.
slang I can't believe I had to talk that guy down from the roof, he was so out of control.
figurative Sometimes in life, we all need someone to talk us down from the roof when things get overwhelming.
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