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English
rank|free|return|call|354|speak|land|why|women
Pronunciation
AHD|/sp�k/, IPA|/spi�k/, SAMPA|/spi:k/
audio|en-us-speak.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
OE. specan|sp�can, from earlier sprecan|spr�can
Verb
en-verb|speaks or archaic, speaketh|speaking|spoke or archaic, spake|spoken
- intransitive To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
#: I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
#: You're speaking too fast.
- intransitive To have a conversation.
#: It's been ages since we've spoken.
- context|by extension To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
#: He spoke of it in his diary
#: Speak to me only with your eyes.
#: I just spoke with them on IRC.
#: Actions speak louder than words.
- intransitive To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
#: This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
- transitive To be able to communicate in a language.
#: I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
#: He speaks Mandarin fluently.
Synonyms
articulate
talk
verbalize
Related terms
public speaking
speech
speaker
speakeasy
re-speak
phrasal verbs
speak for
speak out
speak to
speak up
idioms
on speaking terms
so to speak
speak for oneself
speak highly of
speak ill of
speak of the devil
speak one's mind
speak volumes
spoken for
Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|تØدث unicode|(taħáddaθa)
Armenian: ÕÕ¸Õ½Õ¥Õ¬ (khosel)
Bulgarian: гово�� (govorja) (1, 6)
Catalan: parlar
Chinese: 说/説 (shu�), 说�/説話 (shu�huà )
Czech: t+|cs|mluvit
Danish: tale#Danish|tale (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Dutch: t+|nl|spreken
Esperanto: t-|eo|paroli|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|rääkima
Finnish: puhua (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), kertoa (3), pitää puhe (5)
French: t+|fr|parler
German: t+|de|sprechen
GuaranÃ: ñe'ẽ
Hebrew: ���ר (le-dabér)
Hungarian: t-|hu|beszélni
Indonesian: bicara|berbicara, pidato|berpidato
Interlingua: parlar
Italian: t+|it|parlare
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Japanese: t-|ja|話�|trhanasu|scJpan, t-|ja|��|trkataru|scJpan, t+|ja|��|triu|scJpan
Korean: ��� (malhada)
Latin: t-|la|dicere
Nahuatl: tlatoa
Norwegian: t|no|snakke
Occitan: parlar
Polish: t+|pl|mówi�
Portuguese: t+|pt|falar
Romanian: t+|ro|vorbi, t-|ro|discuta
Romansch: pledar, tschantschar
Russian: говоÑ�иÑ�Ñ� (govorÃtâ��)
Scottish Gaelic: bruidhinn
Slovak: rozprávať, hovoriť
Slovene: govoriti (1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Spanish: t+|es|hablar
Swedish: t+|sv|tala
Swahili: t-|sw|ongea|xs=Swahili
Tagalog: magsalita
Thai: THchar|�ู� (pôot)
Tupinambá: nhe'eng
Yiddish: רע�� (redn)
Zulu: ukukhuluma (ugukuluma)
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Noun
en-noun|-
- language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
#: Corporate speak; IT speak
Translations
trans-top|jargon/terminology
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Anagrams
spake
peaks
Category:Communication
Category:English irregular verbs
de:speak
el:speak
es:speak
fa:speak
fr:speak
fy:speak
gl:speak
ko:speak
io:speak
id:speak
it:speak
kk:speak
hu:speak
ja:speak
pl:speak
ro:speak
ru:speak
simple:speak
fi:speak
sv:speak
ta:speak
te:speak
vi:speak
uk:speak
zh:speak
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