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How to pronounce “speak”

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Pronunciation guide for speak

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of speak with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
David Kampthe language we speak at home.
Definition summary
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce speak

David Kamp

the language we speak at home.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “speak”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
  • (intransitive, reciprocal) To have a conversation.
  • (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
  • (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
  • (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.
  • (transitive) To utter.
  • (transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
  • (informal, transitive, sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
  • (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
  • Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
  • (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.
  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable) Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
  • (countable) Speech, conversation. (Can we add an example for this sense? )
  • (countable, informal) Clipping of speaker point.

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