speak for

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speek fawr]
- /spik fɔr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speek fawr]
- /spik fɔr/

Definitions of speak for words

verb without object speak for to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. 1
verb without object speak for to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. 1
verb without object speak for to converse: She spoke with him for an hour. 1
verb without object speak for to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting. 1
verb without object speak for to make a statement in written or printed words. 1
verb without object speak for to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means; convey significance. 1

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Origin of speak for

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 Speak for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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speak for popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for speak for

verb speak for

advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
bodied — of or relating to the body; bodily.
brace up — to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
factoring — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.

All 15 Synonyms of speak for