v. 25B6; verb
she refused to speak about it : TALK, say anything/something; utter, state, declare, tell, voice, express, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, vocalize, verbalize.
we spoke the other day : CONVERSE, have a conversation, talk, communicate, chat, pass the time of day, have a word, gossip; informal have a confab, chew the fat; Brit. informal natter; N. Amer. informal shoot the breeze; formal confabulate.
the Minister spoke for two hours : GIVE A SPEECH, talk, lecture, hold forth, discourse, expound, expatiate, orate, sermonize, pontificate; informal spout, spiel, speechify, jaw, sound off.
he was spoken of as a promising student : MENTION, talk about, discuss, refer to, remark on, allude to.
his expression spoke disbelief : INDICATE, show, display, register, reveal, betray, exhibit, manifest, express, convey, impart, bespeak, communicate, evidence; suggest, denote, reflect; formal evince.
you must speak to him about his rudeness : REPRIMAND, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, remonstrate with, take to task, pull up; informal tell off, dress down, rap over the knuckles, come down on; Brit. informal tick off, have a go at, tear someone off a strip, give someone what for; formal castigate.
25A0; speak for
she speaks for the Liberal Democrats : REPRESENT, act for, appear for, express the views of, be spokesperson for.
I spoke for the motion : ADVOCATE, champion, uphold, defend, support, promote, recommend, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse.
25A0; speak out SPEAK PUBLICLY, speak openly, speak frankly, speak one's mind, sound off, stand up and be counted.
25A0; speak up SPEAK LOUDLY, speak clearly, raise one's voice; shout, yell, bellow; informal holler.