Search Result:speak


KK Pronunciation

〔 spik 〕

Pronunciation

〔 spiːk 〕


Overview of verb speak

The verb speak has 5 senses


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

  • talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words")

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

  • address, speak -- (give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees")

  • speak -- (make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke")