📖 Definitions of "Speak"
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A low class bar, a speakeasy.
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Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
"Corporate speak; IT speak."
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Speech, conversation.
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To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
"I was so surprised I couldn't speak."
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To have a conversation.
"It's been ages since we've spoken."
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(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
"Actions speak louder than words."
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To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
"This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage."
🔄 Synonyms of "Speak"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| addressnoun | Direction. |
| mouthnoun | (anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| talkverb | (intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| verbalizeverb | (transitive) To speak or to use words to express. |
| utterverb | To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Speak"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| verbalizeverb | (transitive) To speak or to use words to express. |
| talkverb | (intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| addressverb | (transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake. |
| utterverb | Senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something |
| mouthverb | (transitive) To speak; to utter. |
| articulateverb | (ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate. |
| speakernoun | One who speaks. |
| sayverb | (transitive) To pronounce. |
| conversationverb | (nonstandard, ambitransitive) To engage in conversation (with). |
| mentionverb | To make a short reference to something. |
| relateverb | (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another). |
| converseverb | (formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation. |
| parleverb | (obsolete, intransitive) To talk; to converse; to parley. |
| commentverb | (intransitive, with "on" or "about") To make remarks or notes; to express a view regarding. |
| discussverb | (transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic. |
| chatverb | To be engaged in informal conversation. |
| tellverb | (transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say. |
| speechverb | (transitive, intransitive) To make a speech; to harangue. |
| pronounceverb | (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. |
| hearverb | (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Speak"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Speak"
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