SPEAK / THINK ILL OF SB

Meaning of SPEAK / THINK ILL OF SB in English

( formal ) to say or think bad things about sb :

Don't speak ill of the dead.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THINK — I. intransitive verb ( thought ; thought ; thinking ; thinks ) Etymology: Middle English thinken (past thoughte ), from …
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
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·er ˈilə(r) ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THINK — think 1 /thingk/ , v. , thought, thinking , adj. , n. v.i. 1. to have a conscious mind, to …
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
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ILL — /il/ , adj., worse, worst , n. , adv. adj. 1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINK — I. ˈthiŋk verb ( thought ˈthȯt ; think·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr Date: 12th century 1. …
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
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THINK — add. ·noun act of thinking; a thought. 2. think ·vt to presume; to venture. 3. think ·vt to conceive; to …
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
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
THINK — [think] vb thought ; think.ing [ME thenken, fr. OE thencan; akin to OHG denken to think, L tongere to know--more …
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
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THINK — think BrE AmE θɪŋk ▷ thinking ˈθɪŋk ɪŋ ▷ thinks θɪŋ k s ▷ thought θɔːt θɑːt ▶ ˈ think …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ILL — ill BrE AmE ɪl ▷ ills ɪlz ▷ worse wɜːs AmE wɝːs ▷ worst wɜːst AmE wɝːst ▶ ˌ ill …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THINK — / θɪŋk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( thought , thought / θɔːt; NAmE /) HAVE OPINION / …
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
ILL — / ɪl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective 1. ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINK — I. think 1 S1 W1 /θɪŋk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle thought /θɔːt $ θɒːt/) [ …
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
ILL — I. ill 1 S3 W2 /ɪl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: illr ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THINK — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. thought) 1 tr. (foll. by that + clause) be of the opinion …
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
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THINK — v. & n. v. (past and past part. thought) 1 tr. (foll. by that + clause) be of the opinion …
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
ILL — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THINK — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. thought) 1. tr. (foll. by that + clause) be of the opinion …
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
ILL — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
THINK — ( thinks, thinking, thought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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
ILL — ( ills) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ill …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a positive thought ▪ Think positive thoughts. abstract thought (= thinking about ideas ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPEAK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ILL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/bad/ill omen ▪ The mist seemed like a bad omen and Sara’s heart …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THINK — (CONSIDER) [verb] [past:] thought - to believe, consider, have as an opinion or ideaI think (that) I've met you before. …
Cambridge English vocab
SPEAK — Synonyms and related words : accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ILL — Synonyms and related words : abomination, affection, ailing, ailment, amiss, apocalyptic, atrocity, bad, badly, baleful, bane, baneful, befoulment, below par, …
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
ILL — n. ill adapted ill advised ill behaved ill boding ill bred ill chosen ill defined ill famed ill fated ill …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THINK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ( esp. BrE ), long ▪ I've had a long, hard ~ about it. VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPEAK — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THINK
Longman Activator English vocab
THINK — See ↑ EXPECT 1, ↑ REMEMBER 2, ↑ THINK 1,7,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ don't think • ↑ don't think much …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
ILL — See ↑ ILL/SICK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be taken ill • ↑ bode well/ill • ↑ fall ill • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
THINK — n. 25B6; verb I think he's gone home : BELIEVE, be of the opinion, be of the view, be under …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAK — v. 25B6; verb she refused to speak about it : TALK, say anything/something; utter, state, declare, tell, voice, express, pronounce, …
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