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speak

verb

express in speech

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
PE
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

spiːk

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. express in speech

    “She talks a lot of nonsense”

verb

  1. exchange thoughts; talk with

    “We often talk business”

verb

  1. use language

    “the baby talks already”

verb

  1. give a speech to

    “The chairman addressed the board of trustees”

verb

  1. make a characteristic or natural sound

    “The drums spoke”

In context

Example Sentences

She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize
We often talk business
Actions talk louder than words
the baby talks already
the prisoner won't speak
they speak a strange dialect
The chairman addressed the board of trustees
The drums spoke

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