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speak to

speak to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speek too]
    • /spik tu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speek too]
    • /spik tu/

Definitions of speak to words

  • transitivephrasal verb speak to talk or converse with 1
  • transitivephrasal verb speak to consult 1
  • transitivephrasal verb speak to respond to a question about: sth 1
  • transitivephrasal verb speak to give evidence of 1
  • verb speak to to address (a person) 0
  • verb speak to to reprimand 0
See all 8 definitions of speak to

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Parts of speech for Speak to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Speak to

speak to popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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.

Synonyms for speak to

verb speak to

  • admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
  • approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
  • call down — to request or invoke
  • call on the carpet — (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
  • chide — If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
All 33 Synonyms of speak to

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