1. Expressed orally rather than in written form
   "a spoken message"; sometimes used in combination as in "well-spoken"

1. Express in speech
   "She speaks a lot of nonsense";
   - talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise [Brit]
    
2. Use language
   "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect";
   - talk
    
3. Exchange thoughts; convey ideas
   "The diplomats spoke for hours about the treaty";
   - talk
    
4. Give a speech to
   "The politician spoke to the crowd";
   - address
    
5. Make a characteristic or natural sound
   "The drums spoke"

See also: articulate, expressed, oral, speak up, unwritten, uttered, verbal, verbalised [Brit], verbalized, viva-voce, voiced, word-of-mouth

Type of: communicate, express, give tongue to, intercommunicate, sound, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Antonym: written

Encyclopedia: Spoken