speak
express in speech
How often you will meet it
Rank 293 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 72,773 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.035% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- express in speech also: talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise She talks a lot of nonsenseThis depressed patient does not verbalize
- exchange thoughts; talk with also: talk We often talk businessActions talk louder than words
- use language also: talk the baby talks alreadythe prisoner won't speak
- give a speech to also: address The chairman addressed the board of trustees
- make a characteristic or natural sound The drums spoke
speak in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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You speak with so much confidence that .
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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The boy made a gesture--he could not very well speak.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Marjorie pointed one finger at Mavis, started to speak, and stopped.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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I have no creature, no soul to speak to; none to beg assistance from.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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You have dealt with the facts with cool, painstaking fidelity, and left those naked and uncontradicted facts to speak for themselves.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1