spoken
/ˈspoʊkən/
verb
- 1
To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
“I was so surprised I couldn't speak.”
- 2
To have a conversation.
“It's been ages since we've spoken.”
- 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
To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
“This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.”
- 5
To be able to communicate in a language.
“He speaks Mandarin fluently.”
- 6
To utter.
“I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.”
- 7
To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
- 8
(sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
“So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?”
- 9
To produce a sound; to sound.
- 10
Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
- 11
To address; to accost; to speak to.
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adjective
- 1
Relating to speech
- 2
Speaking in a specified way
“soft-spoken”
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