Speak
71speak of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms speak of : present tense I/you/we/they speak of he/she/it speaks of present participle speaking of past tense spoke of past participle spoken of literary speak of something to seem to prove that something… …
72speak — [OE] The usual Old English word for ‘speak’ was sprecan, which has close living relatives in German sprechen and Dutch spreken. Specan, the ancestor of modern English speak, did not appear until around the year 1000, but already by the 12th… …
73speak up — intransitive verb Date: 1681 1. to speak loudly and distinctly 2. to express an opinion freely < speak up for truth and justice Clive Bell > …
74Speak to Me — This article is about the Pink Floyd song. For the Audio Adrenaline song, see Lift. Speak to Me is the first track [Some CD pressings merge Speak to Me and Breathe .] from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd s 1973 album, The Dark Side of… …
75speak up — verb a) To talk more loudly or plainly. Could you speak up? I cant hear you. b) To make oneself or ones opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself. I feel that somebody has to speak up for those oppressed by the system …
76Speak — This unusual and interesting name has two district possible origin. In most instances the modern surname is derived from an early medieval English nickname for someone thought to share some characteristic with the woodpecker. The nickname derive… …
77speak to — Synonyms and related words: accost, address, apostrophize, appeal to, approach, bespeak, buttonhole, call down, call to, come down on, dress down, give it to, greet, hail, halloo, invoke, jump all over, jump on, salute, speak, speak fair, take… …
78speak up — Synonyms and related words: affirm, affront, allege, announce, annunciate, appear, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, beard, bell the cat, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, break silence, come forth, confront,… …
79speak up — see speak out * * * see speak out …
80speak to — obsolete to propose marriage to This is a reminder of 19th century reticence about marriage: When Jamie spoke to Janet Carson, who told her people at once, having no opposition to expect... (Strain, 1900) Also as the Scottish speak… …
