SPEAK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • express in speech
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She talks a lot of nonsense
    • This depressed patient does not verbalize
    Hypernyms(s) speak is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • exchange thoughts
    • talk with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We often talk business
    • Actions talk louder than words
    Hypernyms(s) speak is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • use language
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the baby talks already
    • the prisoner won”t speak
    • they speak a strange dialect
    Hypernyms(s) speak is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • give a speech to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The chairman addressed the board of trustees
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  5. Meaning
    • make a characteristic or natural sound
    Usage Example(s)
    • The drums spoke
    Hypernyms(s) speak is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower