Definition of "speak" in İngilizce

verb

1. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

   • I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
   • You're speaking too fast.

2. (intransitive, reciprocal) To have a conversation.

   • It's been ages since we've spoken.

3. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

   • He spoke of it in his diary.
   • Speak to me only with your eyes.
   • Actions speak louder than words.

4. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

   • This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.

5. (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.

   • He speaks Mandarin fluently.

6. (transitive) To utter.

   • I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.

7. (transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

8. (informal, transitive, sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).

   • Sorry, I don't speak idiot.
   • So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?

9. (intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.

10. Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.

11. (transitive, archaic) To address; to accost; to speak to.

    • Spoke the ship Union of Newport, without any anchor. The next day ran down to Acra, where the windlass was again capsized and the pawls broken.

noun

1. (uncountable) Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.

   • corporate speak; IT speak

2. (countable) Speech, conversation.

3. (countable, informal) Clipping of speaker point.

   • We will deduct speaks for hesitation.

noun

1. (dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.