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Definitions for Speak

[1] to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
[2] to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters.
[3] to converse: She spoke with him for an hour.
[4] to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting.
[5] to make a statement in written or printed words.
[6] to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means; convey significance.
[7] Phonetics . to produce sounds or audible sequences of individual or concatenated sounds of a language, especially through phonation, amplification, and resonance, and through any of a variety of articulatory processes.
[8] (of a computer) to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit.
[9] to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report.
[10] Chiefly British . (of dogs) to bark when ordered.
[11] Fox Hunting . (of a hound or pack) to bay on finding a scent.
[12] to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise.
[13] to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth.
[14] to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication.
[15] to make known, indicate, or reveal.
[16] to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French.
[17] (of a computer) to express or make known (data, prompts, etc.) by means of an audio response unit.
[18] Nautical . to communicate with (a passing vessel) at sea, as by voice or signal: We spoke a whaler on the fourth day at sea.
[19] Archaic . to speak to or with.
[20] speak for , to intercede for or recommend; speak in behalf of. to express or articulate the views of; represent. to choose or prefer; have reserved for oneself: This item is already spoken for.
[21] speak out , to express one's opinion openly and unreservedly: He was not afraid to speak out when it was something he believed in strongly.
[22] so to speak , to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking: We still don't have our heads above water, so to speak.
[23] speak by the book , to say with great authority or precision: I can't speak by the book, but I know this is wrong.
[24] speak well for , to be an indication or reflection of (something commendable); testify admirably to: Her manners speak well for her upbringing.
[25] to speak of , worth mentioning: The country has no mineral resources to speak of.
[26] a combining form extracted from newspeak (coined by George Orwell in his novel, 1984 ), used in the formation of compound words, usually derogatory, derisive, or facetious, that denote the style or vocabulary of a discipline, person, era, etc., as specified by the initial element: techspeak; artspeak; nukespeak; leetspeak; geek-speak.
[27] to make (verbal utterances); utter (words)
[28] to communicate or express (something) in or as if in words I speak the truth
[29] (intr) to deliver a speech, discourse, etc
[30] (tr) to know how to talk in (a language or dialect) he does not speak German
[31] (intr) to make a characteristic sound the clock spoke
[32] (intr) (of dogs, esp hounds used in hunting) to give tongue; bark
[33] (tr) nautical to hail and converse or communicate with (another vessel) at sea
[34] (intr) (of a musical instrument) to produce a sound
[35] (intr foll by for ) to be a representative or advocate (of) he speaks for all the members
[36] on speaking terms on good terms; friendly
[37] so to speak in a manner of speaking; as it were
[38] speak one's mind to express one's opinions frankly and plainly
[39] to speak of of a significant or worthwhile nature we have had no support to speak of
[40] informal the language or jargon of a specific group, organization, or field computerspeak

Words related to Speak

convey, deliver, express, communicate, shout, declare, say, chat, whisper, go, utter, voice, tell, argue, talk, plead, chew, expatiate, descant, pronounce

Words nearby Speak

spaza shop, spca, spck, spd, spda, speak, speak down to, speak for, speak of the devil, speak one's mind, speak one's piece

Origin of Speak

before 900; Middle English speken, Old English specan, variant of sprecan; cognate with German sprechen (Old High German sprehhan; compare variant spehhan )

Other words from Speak

speak·a·ble , adjective
speak·a·ble·ness , noun
speak·a·bly , adverb

Word origin for Speak

-speakC20: formed on the pattern of newspeak

Synonyms for Speak

chat, communicate, convey, declare, deliver, express, go, say, shout, tell, utter, voice, whisper, allege, articulate, assert, aver, blab, chew, converse, descant, discourse, drawl, enunciate, expatiate, gab, gas, jaw, modulate, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter, perorate, pronounce, rap, sound, spiel, spill, state, verbalize, vocalize, yak, yammer, break silence, lip, make known, make public, open one's mouth, pop off, put into words, speak one's piece, yakkety-yak