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The Meaning of speak

  • (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
  • (v. i.) To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
  • (v. i.) To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.
  • (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
  • (v. i.) To give sound; to sound.
  • (v. i.) To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
  • (v. t.) To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.
  • (v. t.) To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.
  • (v. t.) To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.
  • (v. t.) To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
  • (v. t.) To address; to accost; to speak to.

Synonyms

let loose , talk , express , peach , address , verbalise , give tongue to , tattle , babble out , babble , let out , emit , blab , lecture , spill the beans , verbalize , utter , blab out , sing , spill , mouth , let the cat out of the bag , come up to , cover , handle , plow , accost , direct , call , treat , turn to , deal , announce , converse , discourse , say , articulate , declaim , enunciate , chat , declare , tell , chatter , deliver , pronounce , communicate , intercommunicate

Homophones

speake

Rhymes

antique , ashcreek , baek , batik , beak , beeck , beek , belgique , bespeak , bleak , boutique , cacique , cheek , chesapeake , chic , cleek , clique , creak , creek , critique , deike , dieck , dominique , eke , electrique , feick , fenugreek , fleek , freak , geac , geek , gieck , gleek , greek , grosbeak , henriques , henriquez , kmiec , leak , leake , leek , leick , leveque , manrique , martinique , mcpeek , mediq , meek , midweek , misspeak , monique , mozambique , mystique , nongreek , oblique , paek , peak , peake , peek , physique , pique , reeck , reek , respeak , rieck , riecke , riek , rieke , screak , seaq , seek , sheek , sheik , sheikh , shriek , siek , sikh , sleek , sneak , speake , squeak , steek , streak , streek , tariq , teac , teak , technique , tweak , unique , vanbeek , veronique , weak , week , weick , weik , wieck , workweek , wreak , zeek , zeke