speak

/spˈik/

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Definitions

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express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
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exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
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use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won''t speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
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give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
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make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"