SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE

Meaning of SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE in English

speak with forked tongue, speak dishonestly, speak deceptively, lie, make false statements, prevaricate

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE — {v. phr.}, {literary} To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. * /I have learned not to …
Slang English vocab
SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE — {v. phr.}, {literary} To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. * /I have learned not to …
Словарь английских идиом
SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE — v. phr. , literary To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. I have learned not to …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORKED — adjective Date: 13th century resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches or points …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TONGUE — Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEAK — I. ˈspēk verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; or archaic spake ˈspāk ; or dialect British spak ˈspak ; spo·ken ˈspōkən …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORKED — ˈfȯ(ə)rkt, ˈfȯ(ə)kt, -kə̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of forken to fork 1. a. : resembling a fork …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORKED — (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Английский словарь Webster
FORKED — (a.) Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; …
Английский словарь Webster
FORKED — (imp. & p. p.) of Fork
Английский словарь Webster
FORKED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Fork
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FORKED — ( a. ) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FORKED — ( a. ) Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONGUE — — tongueless , adj. — tonguelike , adj. /tung/ , n. , v. tongued, tonguing . n. 1. Anat. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — — speakable , adj. — speakableness , n. — speakably , adv. /speek/ , v. , spoke or ( Archaic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORKED — — forkedly /fawr"kid lee/ , adv. — forkedness , n. /fawrkt, fawr"kid/ , adj. 1. having a fork or fork-like …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEAK — verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; spo·ken ˈspō-kən ; speak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English speken, from Old English sprecan, specan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORKED — adjective Date: 13th century 1. : resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONGUE — noun any small sole. 2. tongue ·noun the clapper of a bell. 3. tongue ·noun ·same·as reed, ·noun, 5. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SPEAK — vi to give sound; to sound. 2. speak ·vt to address; to accost; to speak to. 3. speak ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
FORKED — adj having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. 2. forked ·impf & ·p.p. of fork. 3. forked ·adj formed into a …
Webster English vocab
TONGUE — [tongue] n [ME tunge, fr. OE; akin to OHG zunga tongue, L lingua] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a fleshy movable …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPEAK — [speak] vb spoke ; spo.ken ; speak.ing [ME speken, fr. OE sprecan, specan; akin to OHG sprehhan to speak, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORKED — [forked] adj (13c) 1: resembling a fork esp. in having one end divided into two or more branches or points …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONGUE — in most vertebrates, an organ, capable of various muscular movements, located on the floor of the mouth. In some animals …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONGUE — / tʌŋ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the soft part in the mouth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — / spiːk; NAmE / verb ( spoke / spəʊk; NAmE spoʊk/ spoken / ˈspəʊkən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/) HAVE CONVERSATION 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORKED — / fɔːkt; NAmE fɔːrkt/ adjective with one end divided into two parts, like the shape of the letter 'Y' : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — I. tongue 1 S3 W3 /tʌŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tunge ] 1 . MOUTH …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPEAK — speak S1 W1 /spiːk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense spoke /spəʊk $ spoʊk/, past participle spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORKED — forked /fɔːkt $ fɔːrkt/ BrE AmE adjective having one end divided into two or more parts: Snakes have forked tongues.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORKED — adj. 1 having a fork or forklike end or branches. 2 divergent, cleft. 3 (in comb.) having so many prongs …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONGUE — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1 intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORKED — adj. 1 having a fork or forklike end or branches. 2 divergent, cleft. 3 (in comb.) having so many prongs …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1. the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Oxford English vocab
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1. intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
FORKED — adj.1 having a fork or forklike end or branches. 2 divergent, cleft. 3 (in comb.) having so many prongs (three-forked). …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — ( tongues) 1. Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( speaks, speaking, spoke, spoken) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORKED — Something that divides into two parts and forms a ‘Y’ shape can be described as forked . Jaegers are swift …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES click your tongue (= make a short sound with your tongue to show disapproval …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPEAK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORKED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES forked lightning (= lightning that appears as lines connected to each other ) ▪ Forked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORKED — [adjective] [not gradable]a forked tail/stickforked lightninga snake's forked tongueSee picture: ForksIf someone speaks with a forked tongue, they tell lies …
Cambridge English vocab
TONGUE — n. Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPEAK — Synonyms and related words : accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
Slang English vocab
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Slang English vocab
TONGUE — n. long tongue tongue lash tongue tied tongue walk
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPEAK — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORKED — adj. Forked is used with these nouns: ↑ lightning , ↑ tail , ↑ tongue
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPEAK — INDEX: 1. to speak 2. to speak unclearly 3. to speak a language 4. to speak a little of a …
Longman Activator English vocab
SPEAK — See ↑ SPEAK 1,3, ↑ TALK 1,18 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't speak • ↑ no ... to speak of
Longman Activator English vocab
SPEAK — v. 25B6; verb she refused to speak about it : TALK, say anything/something; utter, state, declare, tell, voice, express, pronounce, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — v. 1 talk, converse, discourse We were not allowed to speak during lessons 2 talk to, converse or discourse with, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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