-SPEAK

Meaning of -SPEAK in English

■ combining form forming nouns denoting a manner of speaking, characteristic of a specified group: technospeak.

Origin

on the pattern of Newspeak.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SPEAK — I. ˈspēk verb ( spoke ˈspōk ; or archaic spake ˈspāk ; or dialect British spak ˈspak ; spo·ken ˈspōkən …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEAK — — speakable , adj. — speakableness , n. — speakably , adv. /speek/ , v. , spoke or ( Archaic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
SPEAK — vi to give sound; to sound. 2. speak ·vt to address; to accost; to speak to. 3. speak ·vi to …
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
SPEAK — / spiːk; NAmE / verb ( spoke / spəʊk; NAmE spoʊk/ spoken / ˈspəʊkən; NAmE ˈspoʊ-/) HAVE CONVERSATION 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPEAK — speak S1 W1 /spiːk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense spoke /spəʊk $ spoʊk/, past participle spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
SPEAK — v. (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1. intr. make articulate verbal utterances in an ordinary (not singing) voice. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
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
SPEAK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPEAK — Synonyms and related words : accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Slang English vocab
SPEAK — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly …
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
SPEAK — See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH, NOT TO MENTION or NOT TO SPEAK OF, …
Словарь английских идиом
SPEAK — verb 1 BAD : We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night speaking. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — speak.ogg spi:k v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPEAK — speak гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, устар. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPEAK — v (spoke;spoken) 1. 1> говорить the baby is learning to speak - ребёнок учится говорить he can speak now - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — гл. ; прош. вр. - spoke , уст. - spake ; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою мысль to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPEAK — _v. _p. spoke, _уст. spake; _p-p. spoken 1> говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak - ребенок учится …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SPEAK — v. p. spoke, уст. spake; p-p. spoken 1. говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak - ребенок учится …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SPEAK — _v. (spoke, _уст. spake - spoken) 1> говорить, разговаривать, изъясняться; the baby is learning to speak ребёнок учится говорить; English …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SPEAK — гл.; прош. вр. - spoke, уст. - spake; прич. прош. вр. - spoken 1) говорить, разговаривать; изъясняться, выражаться, выражать свою …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPEAK — parlar, discurrer
English interlingue dictionary
SPEAK — converse;sulti
English-Visayan vocabulary
SPEAK — verb (spoke; spoken; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English speken, from Old English sprecan, specan; akin to Old High German sprehhan to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-SPEAK — noun combining form Etymology: newspeak — used to form especially nonce words denoting a particular kind of jargon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-SPEAK — ˌspēk noun combining form Etymology: newspeak (herein) — used to form especially nonce words denoting a particular kind of jargon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPEAK — (v. t.) To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. t.) To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the …
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. t.) To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. i.) To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. i.) To give sound; to sound.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. i.) To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. i.) To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may …
Английский словарь Webster
SPEAK — ( v. t. ) To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. t. ) To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. t. ) To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. t. ) To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. t. ) To address; to accost; to speak to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. i. ) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. i. ) To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. i. ) To give sound; to sound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. i. ) To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. i. ) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — ( v. i. ) To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-SPEAK — a combining form extracted from newspeak , used in the formation of compound words, usually derogatory, that denote the style …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. talk; say; express; give a speech; mention, indicate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
-SPEAK — noun combining form Etymology: newspeak — used to form especially nonce words denoting a particular kind of jargon architect speak …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPEAK — v. to speak of speak out speak up hub and spoke public speaking speaking tube fair spoken free spoken short …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. Pronunciation: - ˌ sp ē k Function: noun combining form Etymology: newspeak ― used to form especially nonce words …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPEAK — v. Pronunciation: ' sp ē k Function: verb Inflected Form: spoke \ ' sp ō k \ ; spo · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPEAK — ■ verb ( past spoke ; past participle spoken ) 1》 say something. ↘make a speech. ↘communicate in or be …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-SPEAK — [-speak] n comb form [newspeak]--used to form esp. nonce words denoting a particular kind of jargon "architectspeak" "Californiaspeak"
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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