speak
🇺🇸
/spiːk/
🇬🇧
/spiːk/
verb
A1
to have a conversation with someone
Can I speak with you for a minute?
A1
to use your voice to express something
He speaks with a Scottish accent.
A1
to be able to use a language
Do you speak English?
A1
to express yourself in a language
What language are they speaking in?
R
referring to people who speak a certain language
French-speaking Canada
A2
to mention or talk about something/someone
Her students speak very highly of her.
A2
to give a speech to an audience
She spoke in favour of the new tax.
R
to say something
He spoke the final words of the play.
translation
to have a conversation with someone; to use your voice to express something; to be able to use a language; to express yourself in a language; referring to people who speak a certain language; to mention or talk about something/someone; to give a speech to an audience; to say something
Word Forms
3rd Present
speaks
Past
spoke
Perfect
spoken
Progressive
speaking