Speak

Word SPEAK
Character 5
Hyphenation speak
Pronunciations /spiːk/

Definitions and meanings of "Speak"

What do we mean by speak?

To produce words by means of sounds; talk. intransitive verb

To express thoughts or feelings to convey information in speech or writing. intransitive verb

To convey information or ideas in text. intransitive verb

To engage in conversation. intransitive verb

To be friendly or willing to communicate; be on speaking terms. intransitive verb

To deliver an address or lecture. intransitive verb

To act as spokesperson. intransitive verb

To convey information through another person. intransitive verb

To convey a message by nonverbal means. intransitive verb

To give an indication or suggestion. intransitive verb

To be appealing. intransitive verb

To make a reservation or request. Used with for: intransitive verb

To produce a characteristic sound. intransitive verb

To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon. intransitive verb

To say with the voice; pronounce or utter. intransitive verb

A low class bar, a speakeasy.

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The word "speak" in example sentences

_Take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak_. ❋ Mary W. Tileston (N/A)

To speak, is not to think logically; but to _think logically_ is, at the same time, to _speak_. ❋ Benedetto Croce (1909)

And finally, all the while he is urged to speak, _speak_, _SPEAK_ as he is applying to his own methods, in his own _personal_ way, the principles he has gathered from his own experience and observation and the recorded experiences of others. ❋ Dale Carnagey (1906)

_This_ -- when I speak, I _don't hint_, but _speak out_. ❋ George Gordon Byron Byron (1806)

Anyone who goes to hear Sarah Palin speak is a moron. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And to hear that dumb bimbo Palin speak is like listening to nails scraping across a chalk board! she's so stupid! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just when one thought there would be no entertainment value in this convention, the RNC bring us the first of their leaders to bring us the term "nuculer" ... and later this week we will have the great honor to hear the gal who has a great grasp on the term speak, as well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Annie_Snyder: We should always use the word speak in quote marks ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

"Muslims" in BNP-speak is code for black and Asian people. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I will let the title speak for itself this week folks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Again (in Deleuzian terms): to speak is to starve. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As Borges writes: “to speak is to fall into tautologies” — and “the certainty that everything has been already written nullifies or makes phantoms of us all ….” ❋ Unknown (2007)

I'd prefer that my label speak more to who I am trying to help, rather than who I supposedly condemn. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"Just say there is one that would fain speak a word," had been Kirsteen's announcement of herself. ❋ Margaret (1891)

As neither Mr. nor Mr.. Cockayne could speak a French word, and Mr. John Catt was not in a position to help them, and was, moreover, inclined to the most unfavourable conclusions on the French nobleman, the presentations were on the English side of the most awkward description. ❋ W. Blanchard Jerrold (1855)

The 22-year-old believes his performances this term speak for themselves and has called on the City hierarchy to resolve his future. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Frost talked about feats of prowess, and what he meant in part (Henry James often talked about this, too) was that all that really gets an artist out of the bed in the morning, so to speak, is the setting for himself of a task, a trick, a feat, with its own rules, maybe arbitrary ones; then he sits at his desk to see if he can pull it off. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No, I haven't been trapped under a large, heavy object, nor was I so discouraged by my performance on the exam (although I don't think I did super well … more on that later) that I decided to never again speak of the subject. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For an old human rights hand like Ignatieff this should have been manna from heaven: an opportunity for him to speak from the heart from familiar terrain in which he once distinguished himself as a scholarly and humane observer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Until you can actually speak from a well-founded basis rather than reading the research delivered to you from the monkeys flying out of your butt I suggest you STFU. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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