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speak \speak\, v. i. imp. spokespakearchaic; p. p.
spokenspoke, obs. or colloq.; p. pr. vb. n.
speaking. oe. speken, as. specan, sprecan; akin to
of.ries. spreka, d. spreken, os. spreken, g. sprechen, ohg.
sprehhan, and perhaps to skr. sph=urj to crackle, to
thunder. cf. spark of fire, speech.
1. 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.
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till at the last spake in this manner. --chaucer.
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speak, lord; for thy servant heareth. --1 sam. iii.
9.
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2. to express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
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that fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set,
as the tradesmen speak. --boyle.
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an honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a
knave is not. --shak.
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during the century and a half which followed the
conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no english
history. --macaulay.
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3. to utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a
public assembly formally.
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many of the nobility made themselves popular by
speaking in parliament against those things which
were most grateful to his majesty. --clarendon.
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4. to discourse; to make mention; to tell.
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lycan speaks of a part of caesar's army that came to
him from the leman lake. --addison.
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5. to give sound; to sound.
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make all our trumpets speak. --shak.
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6. to convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by
utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
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thine eye begins to speak. --shak.
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to speak of, to take account of, to make mention of.
--robynson more's utopia.
to speak out, to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to
speak unreservedly.
to speak well for, to commend; to be favorable to.
to speak with, to converse with. "would you speak with me?"
--shak.
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syn: to say; tell; talk; converse; discourse; articulate;
pronounce; utter.
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see also:
spoke spake spoken speaking spark speech
to speak of to speak out to speak well for to speak with
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