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  • 11spoken — spo|ken1 [ spoukən ] adjective * spoken language is things that people say, not things that they write: examples of spoken and written English spoken for 1. ) INFORMAL already owned by someone else or saved for someone else, and therefore not… …

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  • 12spoken — 1 the past participle of speak 2 adjective 1 spoken English/language the form of language that you speak rather than write 2 quietly/softly/well spoken speaking in a quiet, educated etc way 3 be spoken for informal a) if something is spoken for,… …

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  • 13spoken — /spoh keuhn/, v. 1. a pp. of speak. adj. 2. uttered or expressed by speaking; oral (opposed to written): the spoken word. 3. speaking, or using speech, as specified (usually used in combination): fair spoken; plain spoken; soft spoken. * * * …

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  • 14spoken — past part. of SPEAK. adj. (in comb.) speaking in a specified way (smooth spoken; well spoken). Phrases and idioms: spoken for claimed, requisitioned (this seat is spoken for) …

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  • 15-spoken — [[t] spo͟ʊkən[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED spoken combines with adverbs and adjectives to form adjectives which indicate how someone speaks. The woman was smartly dressed and well spoken. ...a soft spoken man in his early thirties …

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  • 16spoken — I UK [ˈspəʊkən] / US [ˈspoʊkən] adjective * spoken language is things that people say, not things that they write examples of spoken and written English • spoken for II UK / US speak …

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  • 17spoken — spo•ken [[t]ˈspoʊ kən[/t]] v. 1) a pp. of speak 2) uttered or expressed by speaking; oral 3) speaking, or using speech, as specified (usu. used in combination): plain spoken; soft spoken[/ex] • spoken for …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18spoken — past participle of speak. adjective [in combination] speaking in a specified way: a soft spoken man. Phrases be spoken for 1》 be already claimed or reserved. 2》 already have a romantic commitment …

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  • 19spoken — adjective spoken communication spoken for Syn: verbal, oral, vocal, viva voce, uttered, said, stated; unwritten; by word of mouth Ant: nonverbal, written …

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  • 20-spoken — UK [spəʊkən] / US [spoʊkən] suffix used with some adverbs to form adjectives that describe the way someone speaks softly spoken well spoken …

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