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   speak

   /spiːk/

   verb

   • 1. say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling: "in his agitation he was unable to speak" Similar talksay (anything/something)utterstatedeclaretellvoiceexpresspronouncearticulateenunciatevocalizeverbalizerare:enounce
   • ▪ have a conversation: "last time we spoke, you told me you couldn't do the job" Similar have a conversationtalkhave a talkhave a discussionconversecommunicatechathave a chatpass the time of dayhave a wordgossipmake conversationinformal:have a confabchew the fat/ragnatterhave a chinwagshoot the breezerare:confabulate
   • ▪ utter (a word, message, etc.): "patients copy words spoken by the therapist" Similar talksay (anything/something)utterstatedeclaretellvoiceexpresspronouncearticulateenunciatevocalizeverbalizerare:enounce
   • ▪ communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language): "my mother spoke Russian"
   • ▪ make a speech or contribute to a debate: "twenty thousand people attended to hear him speak" Similar give a speechgive a talktalklecturegive a lecturedeliver an addressgive a sermonhold forthdiscourseexpoundexpatiateorateharanguesermonizepontificateinformal:spoutspielspeechifypreachifyjawsound offdrone on
   • 2. (of behaviour, an object, etc.) serve as evidence for something: "his frame spoke tiredness" Similar indicatemeansuggestshowdenotedisplaydemonstratebe evidence ofregisterreflectrevealbetrayevincediscloseexhibitmanifestexpressconveysignifyimpartbespeakcommunicatebear outattesttestify toproveevidenceliterary:betoken
   • ▪ show (someone or something) to be in a particular state or to possess a certain quality: archaic "she had seen nothing that spoke him of immoral habits"
   • 3. (of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning: "the gun spoke again"
   • ▪ (of a hound) bark.

   Word Origin Old Englishsprecan, later specan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreken and German sprechen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. speakable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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