spoken

/ˈspoʊkən/

verb

  1. 1

    To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

    I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
  2. 2

    To have a conversation.

    It's been ages since we've spoken.
  3. 3

    (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

    Actions speak louder than words.
  4. 4

    To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

    This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
  5. 5

    To be able to communicate in a language.

    He speaks Mandarin fluently.
  6. 6

    To utter.

    I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
  7. 7

    To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

  8. 8

    (sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).

    So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
  9. 9

    To produce a sound; to sound.

  10. 10

    Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.

  11. 11

    To address; to accost; to speak to.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Relating to speech

  2. 2

    Speaking in a specified way

    soft-spoken

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