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speak
(v):
to talk; to use one's voice to say something; to know a language
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Used with adverbs:
"
We
spoke
briefly
after the meeting.
"
(briefly, at length)
"
He
hardly
speaks
to me anymore.
"
(hardly, barely)
"
You need to
speak
more
loudly
.
"
(loudly, quietly, softly, clearly, slowly, calmly, confidently)
"
She
spoke
eloquently
at the convention.
"
(eloquently, compassionately, earnestly, directly, openly, publicly, boldly)
"
She
speaks
lovingly
to her daughter.
"
(lovingly, warmly, harshly, sternly)
"
He
speaks
Spanish
fluently
.
"
(fluently, well)
Used with verbs:
"
I
wanted to
speak
to her.
"
(wanted to, refused to, hoped to)
"
No one
dares
to
speak
to him when he is angry.
"
(dares)
"
We were not
allowed to
speak
during the class.
"
(allowed to)
"
I
heard
him
speak
at the seminar.
"
(heard)
"
We
invited
Dr. Smith
to
speak
at our conference.
"
(invited to)
"
She
is able to
speak
three languages.
"
(be + able to, can)
"
I
cannot
speak
French well.
"
(cannot, be + unable to)
"
He
learned to
speak
several foreign languages.
"
(learned to)
Used with prepositions:
"
Speak
to me
about
your problem.
"
(about)
"
He
spoke
on
gun control.
"
(on, against)
"
The manager will
speak
with
all the employees.
"
(with, to)
"
She
spoke
very well
of
him.
"
(of)
"
I will be
speaking
to
a group of teenagers.
"
(to)
"
He wants us to
speak
in
English.
"
(in)
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