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speak (SPEEK) (verb)
1. To articulate sounds in an ordinary voice: "Once I caught my breath, I tried to speak in a normal voice."
2. To make an oral expression of thoughts, feelings, or activities: "I was angry and I decided that I would speak my mind to the bossy neighbor the next time she interferes."
3. To act as a spokesperson for a group or gathering: "We authorized the union president to speak for the membership."
2. To make an oral expression of thoughts, feelings, or activities: "I was angry and I decided that I would speak my mind to the bossy neighbor the next time she interferes."
3. To act as a spokesperson for a group or gathering: "We authorized the union president to speak for the membership."
speech (SPEECH) (noun)
1. The exchange or communication between or among individuals using verbal expressions: "Her speech was inspirational and sold her audience on the idea of a new park in the city."
2. An individual style or manner of communicating: "Her everyday speech sounded affected and insincere."
3. A public presentation of ideas through verbal communication: "The professor made a graduation speech about embracing future challenges."
2. An individual style or manner of communicating: "Her everyday speech sounded affected and insincere."
3. A public presentation of ideas through verbal communication: "The professor made a graduation speech about embracing future challenges."
He agreed to speak at the convention if he could choose the topic of his speech.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“speak”
(Latin: talk, speak, say; to put into quick motion, to excite, to provoke, to call urgently; to summon, to summon forth, to arouse, to stimulate; used in the sense of "stimulating")
(Latin: talk, call out, speak, say, shout; make noise, be loud)
(Latin: talk, speak, say, tell, declare; to proclaim)
(Latin: fari-, "to say, to talk"; telling, speak, say, spoken about; acknowledge)
(Latin: talk, speak, say, word, speech)
(Greek: talk, speak; speech; word; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with topics or subjects)
(Latin: talk, speak, say)
(Latin: oris, mouth, face; opening, entrance; talk, speak, say)
(Greek: talk, speak, say)
(Greek: speak, talk; speech)
(Greek: talk, speak, say)
(Latin: call, talk, speak, say, voice; word)
(Latin: joint, divide into joints, segment into joints; speak distinctly)
(Greek ainigma > Latin aenigma: dark saying, riddle, fable; from ainissesthai, "to speak darkly, to speak in riddles")
(Latin: to speak; utterance, expression, manifestation; expressed in a number of ways)
(Greek > Latin: unable to speak, inarticulate, dumb; uttering no sound, silent, silence, still, quiet)
(Greek: a suffix meaning: to talk, to speak; a branch of knowledge; any science or academic field that ends in -ology which is a variant of -logy; a person who speaks in a certain manner; someone who deals with certain topics or subjects)
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“speak”
have or to speak, with a forked tongue
To talk deceitfully, to prevaricate, or to lie: When Jake said he had to stay home because he was sick, then went to a movie, he was speaking with a forked tongue.
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Tongue Idioms
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Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia
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