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- [speyk]
- /speɪk/
- /speɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [speyk]
- /speɪk/
Definitions of spake word
- verb spake a simple past tense of speak. 1
- verb without object spake to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. 1
- verb without object spake to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. 1
- verb without object spake to converse: She spoke with him for an hour. 1
- verb without object spake to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting. 1
- verb without object spake to make a statement in written or printed words. 1
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Origin of spake
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English speken, Old English specan, variant of sprecan; cognate with German sprechen (Old High German sprehhan; compare variant spehhan)
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Parts of speech for Spake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spake usage trend in Literature
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