speak (v.)

  1. express in speech; She talks a lot of nonsense; This depressed patient does not verbalize

    [ Syn: talk , utter , mouth , verbalize , verbalise ]

  2. exchange thoughts; talk with; We often talk business; Actions talk louder than words

    [ Syn: talk ]

  3. use language; the baby talks already; the prisoner wont speak; they speak a strange dialect

    [ Syn: talk ]

  4. give a speech to; The chairman addressed the board of trustees

    [ Syn: address ]

  5. make a characteristic or natural sound; The drums spoke'

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