speak out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [speek out]
- /spik aʊt/
- /spiːk ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speek out]
- /spik aʊt/

Definitions of speak out words

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

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Origin of speak out

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 out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Speak out

speak out 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 out

verb speak out

declare — If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
opine — Hold and state as one's opinion.

All 2 Synonyms of speak out