speak

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verb

1. express in speech (Freq. 86)
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
• Syn:
talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• See Also:
mouth off (for: mouth), speak up
• Derivationally related forms:
verbalisation (for: verbalise), verbalization (for: verbalize), verbalizer (for: verbalize), mouth (for: mouth), utterable (for: utter), utterer (for: utter), utterance (for: utter), speech, speaker, speaking, talk (for: talk), talker (for: talk)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
read, vocalize, vocalise, phonate, troll,
begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep,
speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow,
verbalize, verbalise, whiff, talk of, talk about, blubber,
blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, stutter, stammer,
falter, rasp, blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder,
ejaculate, tone, inflect, modulate, deliver, present,
generalize, generalise, chatter, piffle, palaver, prate,
tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble, yack, jaw,
yack away, rattle on, yap away, open up, snivel, whine,
murmur, mumble, mutter, mussitate, slur, bark,
bay, rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on,
rave, hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate, cackle,
babble, chant, intone, gulp, sing
• Verb Group:
verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. exchange thoughts;
talk with (Freq. 53)
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
• Syn:
talk
• See Also:
speak for
• Derivationally related forms:
speech, talkative (for: talk), talk (for: talk), talking (for: talk)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
continue, go on, carry on, proceed, hold forth,
discourse, dissertate, pontificate, orate, talk down, spiel,
dogmatize, dogmatise, cheek, level, talk turkey, monologuize,
monologuise, soliloquize, soliloquise, converse, chat up, flirt,
dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander,
mash, dish the dirt, gossip, rap
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s to somebody
3. use language (Freq. 23)
- the baby talks already
- the prisoner won't speak
- they speak a strange dialect
• Syn:
talk
• Derivationally related forms:
talk (for: talk), talker (for: talk), speech, speaking
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
run on, smatter, slang
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue speak
4. give a speech to (Freq. 11)
- The chairman addressed the board of trustees
• Syn:
address
• Derivationally related forms:
speech, speaking, addressee (for: address), address (for: address)
• Hyponyms:
blaze away, memorialize, memorialise, keynote, harangue
• Entailment:
talk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s
5. make a characteristic or natural sound (Freq. 3)
- The drums spoke
• Hypernyms:
sound
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  address, talk, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise