|
speak to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice talk The first known use: before the 12th century |
|
Word Structure |
|
5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
speak |
|
|
|
|
4 Phonemes |
s p E k |
|
|
|
|
onset, rime |
sp eak |
|
|
|
|
Morpheme |
speak |
|
|
|
|
Sentence Examples She and I spoke this morning. He never speaks at the meetings. Without speaking, she walked from the room. They were speaking in Japanese. When I said you were my best friend, I was speaking sincerely. She must be speaking the truth. Not a word was spoken between them the whole time. He has laryngitis and can't speak. She speaks with a Southern accent. |
|
Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
|
|
Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
|
|
Neighborhood
|
|
False Friends
|
|
Deeper Dive Learn more about speak . |
ignite by amuz