speak

[spiːk]

Definition:
1. Express in speech.
2. Exchange thoughts; talk with.
3. Use language.
4. Give a speech to.
5. Make a characteristic or natural sound.

Use 'speak' in a sentence:

1. She told me flat she would not speak to me again.
2. It's rude to speak when you're eating.
3. He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him.
4. Nothing would prevent him/ his speaking out against injustice.
5. He said it was the job of the Church to speak for the underprivileged.
6. People spoke well of him.
7. They seldom speak.
8. I've spoken to the manager about it.
9. He's unafraid to speak his mind.
10. She was too pent-up to speak.
11. He doesn't speak the lingo.
12. Most people have a horror of speaking in public.
13. He doesn't speak English.
14. He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention.
15. She never spoke to him again from that day on.
16. When speaking to the seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent visit to Trinidad.
17. Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English.
18. He didn't speak to me ─ not one word.
19. I couldn't speak for laughing.
20. That's no way to speak to your mother!
21. What language is it they're speaking?
22. The people I spoke to were very helpful.
23. He is not speaking to his mother because of her friendship with his ex-wife.
24. You must be able to speak French for this job.
25. He speaks the language so well he could easily pass for a German.
26. At first, neither man could speak.
27. He doesn't speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood.
28. Without speaking, she stood up and went out.
29. St Paul speaks of the body as the 'temple of the Holy Spirit'.
30. She was too stunned to speak.
31. He speaks with a lisp.
32. His behaviour spoke of an early maturity.
33. Do you speak Welsh?
34. We spoke as one on this matter.
35. I speak for all 7,000 members of our organization.
36. The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists.
37. Please could you speak more slowly?
38. Well, speak of the devil—here's Alice now!
39. She was nominated to speak on our behalf.
40. She can speak Spanish.
41. I agreed to speak second.
42. May I speak off the record?
43. The length of the car and the high polish of its fittings both spoke of money.
44. He can speak three languages.
45. Many of them can speak two or three or more languages.
46. Can you speak louder?
47. When he was talking to a girl he could hardly speak, and when he did speak he talked gibberish.
48. French is spoken in many parts of the world.
49. At last, Harper deigned to speak.
50. None of the tribes speak the same tongue.
51. Does she speak French?
52. There are, broadly speaking, two ways of doing this.
53. In the book she speaks of his “social ineptitude” and says he verbally abused her.
54. Do you speak any foreign languages?
55. Generally speaking, the more you pay, the more you get.
56. He made as if to speak.
57. The co-stars are still not speaking.
58. We were told to speak to no one.
59. I don't speak the lingo.
60. Not only does she speak Spanish, she's also good with computers.
61. I wish to speak to the manager.
62. It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.
63. People flocked to hear him speak.
64. He didn't speak anything but Greek.
65. The various opposition parties speak with one voice on this issue.
66. The subject is not, properly speaking, a science.
67. All these points of view are related, in a manner of speaking.
68. It wasn't part of his brief to speak to the press.
69. If you practise speaking English, you'll soon improve.
70. She's saved a little money but nothing to speak of.
71. Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal.
72. Since the party she had only spoken to him once.