Definition of speak

verb (v)

• express in speech (verb.communication)

  Synonym: mouth, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
  

  source: wordnet30
• exchange thoughts; talk with (verb.communication)

  Synonym: talk
  

  source: wordnet30
• use language (verb.communication)

  Example:
  The prisoner won't speak.
  They speak a strange dialect.
  

  source: wordnet30
• give a speech to (verb.communication)

  Synonym: address
  

  source: wordnet30
• make a characteristic or natural sound (verb.perception)

  source: wordnet30
• To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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