speak
说,讲,讲话,说话
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Definitions
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spoke or spake [speyk]; /speɪk/; spo·ken or spoke; speak·ing.
- : to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- : to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters.
- : to converse: She spoke with him for an hour.
- : to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting.
- : to make a statement in written or printed words.
- : to communicate, signify, or disclose something by any means; convey significance: The voters have spoken loud and clear.
- : Phonetics. to produce sounds or audible sequences of individual or concatenated sounds of a language, especially through phonation, amplification, and resonance, and through any of a variety of articulatory processes.
- : to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit.
- : to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report.
- : Chiefly British. to bark when ordered.
- : Fox Hunting. to bay on finding a scent.
- 1
spoke or spake [speyk]; /speɪk/; spo·ken or spoke; speak·ing.
- : to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise.
- : to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth.
- : to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication.
- : to make known, indicate, or reveal.
- : to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French.
- : to express or make known by means of an audio response unit.
- : Nautical. to communicate with at sea, as by voice or signal: We spoke a whaler on the fourth day at sea.
- : Archaic. to speak to or with.
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- : speak for, to intercede for or recommend; speak in behalf of.to express or articulate the views of; represent. to choose or prefer; have reserved for oneself: This item is already spoken for.
- : speak out, to express one's opinion openly and unreservedly: He was not afraid to speak out when it was something he believed in strongly.
- : speak to, to address or respond to, as in speech or action: The legislature must speak to the issue of gun violence.to be appealing or relevant to: His music speaks to me on a very deep level.to provide evidence for:Our company’s rapid growth speaks to the passion and commitment of our employees.
Phrases
- speak down to
- speak for
- speak of the devil
- speak one's mind
- speak one's piece
- speak out
- speak out of turn
- speak the same language
- speak too soon
- speak up
- speak volumes
- actions speak louder than words
- in a manner of speaking
- nothing to speak of
- not to mention (speak of)
- on speaking terms
- so to speak
- to speak of
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Other researchers decoded speech from the brain signals of a paralyzed man who is unable to speak.
Every time she talks to a caller the connection feels real, even if it’s with someone she’ll never speak to again.
Over the years, I’ve spoken with some helmet companies that are wary of adding a rotational-energy standard to the test, because there are disagreements over methodology.
While Somali and Oromo may not be among the most-spoken languages in the state – or even the county – there are many residents who speak those languages in San Diego, home to the largest populations of those groups in the state.
“I was confused,” says the doctor, who requested anonymity because his employer will not allow him to speak to the media.
So we do demand justice and we do speak up and make demands.
Or has the see and hear and speak-no-evil stance of the Republican House persuaded him that he is in the clear?
“We met the smuggler in the train station; he came to speak with us about the services he provided,” Yazbek says.
He disagrees, though, and says it is the duty of every person—men, especially—to speak up on this issue.
They were born in 51 countries and speak 59 foreign languages, but they seemed bound by a single purpose and resolve.
“Perhaps you do not speak my language,” she said in Urdu, the tongue most frequently heard in Upper India.
Now first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
To be wiser than other men is to be honester than they; and strength of mind is only courage to see and speak the truth.
Since this is a law of vibration, it is unscientific to speak of giving an overtone, for all tones contain overtones.
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.