speak — to say words; to talk to someone
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to say words; to talk to someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /spiːk/
Korean meaning: 말하다, 이야기하다
Korean pronunciation: **스**피크
Example Sentences
- My parrot can speak better English than my neighbor!
- Could you speak more slowly, please?
- Actions speak louder than words.
speak
VERB//spiːk//
to say words; to talk to someone
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/spiːk/
🇬🇧 UK/spiːk/
🌳Etymology
Rootspeak
Origin
고대 영어 'specan'에서 유래되어 '말하다'의 의미로 발전했습니다. 게르만어족의 공통 어근에서 나왔으며, 독일어의 'sprechen'과 같은 뿌리를 가집니다.
🎵Rhyme
peakseekweakleakcheek
peak
seek
weak
leak
cheek
🔗Collocations
speak English
speak up
speak out
speak for yourself
speak highly of
speak volumes
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My parrot can speak better English than my neighbor!”
“Could you speak more slowly, please?”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
😄 Fun example
“I need to speak to the manager about this pizza that looks like my math teacher.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
talksaytellcommunicateexpress
Antonyms
listensilencemute
Related
speechspeakerspokenspeaking
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