Verb: speak (spoke,spoken, also spake) speek
- Express in speech
"She speaks a lot of nonsense";
- talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise [Brit]
- Use language
"the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect";
- talk
- Exchange thoughts; convey ideas
"The diplomats spoke for hours about the treaty";
- talk
- Give a speech to
"The politician spoke to the crowd";
- address
- Make a characteristic or natural sound
"The drums spoke"
Derived forms: spake, spoken, speaks, spoke, speaking
See also: speak up
Type of: communicate, express, give tongue to, intercommunicate, sound, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Encyclopedia: Speak, Music!