Verb: speak up
- Speak louder; raise one's voice
"The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"
- Express an opinion, especially publicly or critically
"John spoke up at the meeting";
- opine, speak out, animadvert, sound off
Derived forms: speaking up, speaks up, spoken up, spoke up
See also: speak
Type of: declare, mouth, pronounce, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Encyclopedia: Speak up