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speak

/ speak /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
use language
"the baby talks already"
"the prisoner won''t speak"
"they speak a strange dialect"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
run on smatter slang
Derived:
talk talking speaker talker utterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
make a characteristic or natural sound
"The drums spoke"
Type of:
sound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"
"This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
read vocalize vocalise phonate troll
Derived:
verbalization verbalisation speaker talker utterer
Verb group:
verbalize verbalise
See also:
rant mouth off jabber spout rabbit on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
exchange thoughts; talk with
"We often talk business"
"Actions talk louder than words"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
continue go on carry on proceed discourse
Derived:
speech talk talking
See also:
speak for
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s something
verb Sense 5
give a speech to
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
Kinds of:
blaze away memorialize memorialise keynote harangue
Derived:
address speech public speaking speechmaking speaking
Entails:
talk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
52
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

communicate intercommunicate run on smatter slang sound read vocalize vocalise phonate troll continue