speak
/spiːk/
noun
Meaning
A low class bar, a speakeasy.
noun
Meaning
Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
"Corporate speak; IT speak."
Speech, conversation.
verb
Meaning
To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
"I was so surprised I couldn't speak."
To have a conversation.
"It's been ages since we've spoken."
(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
"Actions speak louder than words."
To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
"This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage."
To be able to communicate in a language.
"He speaks Mandarin fluently."
To utter.
"I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word."
To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
(sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
"So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?"
To produce a sound; to sound.
Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
To address; to accost; to speak to.
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