Who are they getting to speak at this year's graduation ceremony?.I've been invited to speak at the party's annual convention.Ambassador Simons has been asked to speak at the dinner.Is there anyone here who can speak Arabic?.How old are babies when they learn to speak?.→ speak for → speak of something → speak out → speak to somebody/something → speak up → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus speak have/pick up a smattering of something to speak or learn to speak a small but useful amount of a language While I was in Bali, I picked up a smattering of Indonesian. get by to speak enough of a language to be able to buy things, ask for help etc ‘What’s your Italian like?’ ‘Not great, but I can get by.’ I’ve just bought a book called ‘Get by in Portuguese'. be fluent in something to be very good at speaking and understanding a foreign language, so that you can speak it almost as well as your own language Applicants should be fluent in Cantonese. THESAURUS to speak a language speak to be able to talk in a foreign language Do you speak German? I learnt Spanish for years, but I still don’t speak it very well. phrases speak as a parent/teacher etc Speaking as a medical man, I'd advise you to take some exercise every day. relatively speaking Relatively speaking, property there is still cheap. ![]() ![]() roughly/broadly speaking These innovations are, roughly speaking, what this book is about. generally speaking Generally speaking, the results have been good. strictly speaking Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit. speaking personally Speaking personally, yes, this is a worry. speak ill of somebody (=say bad things about them ) She never speaks ill of him. 6 → so to speak 7 → speak your mind 8 → be not speaking/not be on speaking terms 9 → speak volumes (about/for something) 10 → speak with one voice 11 → speak the same language 12 → speak out of turn → actions speak louder than words, → the facts speak for themselves, → in a manner of speaking COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: to say something that expresses your ideas or opinions adverbs speak well/highly of somebody (=say good things about them ) He always spoke very highly of Marge. strictly/generally/roughly speaking (=used when expressing an idea that you think is exactly true, generally true etc ) Strictly speaking, it’s my money, not yours. speak well/highly/ill of somebody (=say good or bad things about someone ) Her co-workers spoke highly of her. → speaker (1 ) 5 express ideas/opinions SAY HONEST to say something that expresses your ideas or opinions speak as a parent/teacher/democrat etc He emphasized that he was speaking as a private citizen, not in any official capacity. speak in favour of/against Only one MP spoke against the bill. speak to She asked me to speak to her students about my work in marketing. French-speaking/Italian-speaking etc a German-speaking secretary 4 formal speech TALK/MAKE A SPEECH to make a formal speech speak at Jones spoke at the teachers’ annual convention. can/can’t speak something Several children in the class can’t speak English. 3 language SLL SPEAK A LANGUAGE to be able to talk in a particular language Do you speak English? I don’t speak a word of French (=do not speak any French at all ). ► see thesaurus at talk 2 say words TALK TO somebody to use your voice to produce words I was so shocked I couldn’t speak. speak of something It was the first time she had ever spoken of marriage. speak with somebody especially American English They did not want to speak with reporters. speak to somebody about something I haven’t spoken to Steve about all this. I know her by sight, but not to speak to (=not well enough to talk to her ). ![]() ‘Hello, may I speak to Jim Smith?’ ‘Yes, speaking (=used on the telephone )’. S1 W1 verb ( past tense spoke / spəʊk $ spoʊk /, past participle spoken / ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ- / ) 1 in conversation SPEAK A LANGUAGE to talk to someone about something speak to somebody I spoke to her last Wednesday.Unspeakably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Languages speak speak / spiːk / ![]() Unspeakable speechless outspoken spoken ≠ unspoken
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