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Definition of 'speak'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) speak
to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk.

2.  speak
to communicate vocally; mention.

3.  speak
to converse.

4.  speak
to deliver an address, discourse, etc.

5.  speak
to make a statement in written or printed words.

6.  speak
to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means.

7.  speak
to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report.

8. (v.t.) speak
to utter vocally and articulately.

9.  speak
to express or make known with the voice.

10.  speak
to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication.

11.  speak
to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance:
to speak French.

12.  speak
to communicate with (a passing vessel) at sea, as by voice or signal.

13.  speak
Archaic. to speak to or with.

14.  speak
speak for,

15.  speak
to speak in behalf of.

16.  speak
speak out, to express one's opinion openly and unreservedly.

17.  speak
to speak loud enough to be heard.

18.  speak
to speak out.

19.  speak
speak well for, to be an indication or reflection of (something commendable).

Definition of 'speak'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

2. (verb) talk, speak
exchange thoughts; talk with
"We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

3. (verb) speak, talk
use language
"the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

4. (verb) address, speak
give a speech to
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

5. (verb) speak
make a characteristic or natural sound
"The drums spoke"

Definition of 'speak'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) speak
to talk
I'd like to speak to you for a minute.; We spoke about our plans.; Have you spoken with anyone about this?; They spoke of the fear they had felt.

2.  speak
to use your voice to say sth
I was too upset to speak.

3.  speak
to have the ability to talk a particular language
Sophie speaks French, English and Swedish.

4.  speak
broadly/generally speaking
in general
Generally speaking, I don't like scary movies.

5.  speak
so to speak
indicates you have exaggerated or expressed sth in unusual terms
They were "business partners," so to speak.

Definition of 'speak'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) speak
to utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak

2. (verb) speak
to express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse

3. (verb) speak
to utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally

4. (verb) speak
to discourse; to make mention; to tell

5. (verb) speak
to give sound; to sound

6. (verb) speak
to convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will

7. (verb) speak
to utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings

8. (verb) speak
to utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense

9. (verb) speak
to declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way

10. (verb) speak
to talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin

11. (verb) speak
to address; to accost; to speak to

Translation of 'speak'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to say (words) or talk He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.
Afrikaans: praat	Arabic: يَتَكَلَّم	Bulgarian: говоря
Brazilian: falar	Czech: (pro)mluvit	German: sprechen
Danish: sige; tale	Greek: μιλώ, λέω	Spanish: hablar
Estonian: rääkima	Farsi: گفتن	Finnish: puhua
French: parler	Hebrew: לְדַבֵּר	Hindi: कहना, बोलना
Croatian: govoriti, reći	Hungarian: beszél	Indonesian: berbicara
Icelandic: tala	Italian: parlare	Japanese: しゃべる
Korean: 말하다	Lithuanian: kalbėti	Latvian: runāt
Malay: cakap	Dutch: spreken	Norwegian: snakke, si, tale
Polish: mówić	Persian: گفتن	Pashto: ویل
Portuguese: falar	Romanian: a vorbi	Russian: говорить; сказать
Slovak: (pre)hovoriť	Slovenian: govoriti	Serbian: reći
Swedish: tala, prata, säga	Thai: สนทนา	Turkish: konuşmak
Taiwanese: 講話	Ukrainian: говорити; сказати	Urdu: بولنا، بات کرنا
Vietnamese: nói, phát ra lời	Chinese: 讲话
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