English dictionary
speech
nounPronunciation
ˈspiːtʃ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
noun
- a lengthy rebuke
noun
- words making up the dialogue of a play
noun
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
noun
- (language) communication by word of mouth
noun
- the exchange of spoken words
noun
- something spoken
noun
- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Example sentences
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to
the actor forgot his speech
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech
his speech was garbled
he uttered harsh language
he recorded the spoken language of the streets
they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
he could hear them uttering merry speeches
he listened to an address on minor Roman poets