speak (/spiːk/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /spiːk/
Meaning
Meaning: talk, express in words
To say words in order to communicate, or to be able to use a language. It is slightly more formal than ‘talk’.
Examples
🗣 She can speak four languages fluently and is now learning a fifth.
Etymology
From Old English ‘specan’ / ‘sprecan’ (to speak), from a Germanic root.
How & Where It’s Used
A core everyday verb for talking and using language.
Tags: speech, communication