Speak (Jimmy Needham album)
WordNet
verb
(1) Express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"
"This depressed patient does not verbalize"
(2) Exchange thoughts; talk with
"We often talk business"
"Actions talk louder than words"
(3) Use language
"The baby talks already"
"The prisoner won't speak"
"They speak a strange dialect"
(4) Give a speech to
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
(5) Make a characteristic or natural sound
"The drums spoke"
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Etymology
spēcan, from earlier sprēcan, cf. German sprechen, Dutch spreken.
Verb
- To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
- I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
- You're speaking too fast.
- To have a conversation.
- It's been ages since we've spoken.
- To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
- He spoke of it in his diary
- Speak to me only with your eyes.
- I just spoke with them on IRC.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
- This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
- To be able to communicate in a language.
- He speaks Mandarin fluently.
- To utter.
- I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
- 1611, Authorized King James Version (Bible translation), Jeremiah 9:5:
- And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Noun
- language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
- Corporate speak; IT speak