speak up

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [speek uhp]
- /spik ʌp/
- /spiːk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speek uhp]
- /spik ʌp/

Definitions of speak up words

intransitivephrasal verbs speak up talk more loudly 1
intransitivephrasal verbs speak up express an opinion 1
phrasal verb speak up If you speak up, you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing. 0
phrasal verb speak up If you ask someone to speak up, you are asking them to speak more loudly. 0
verb speak up to speak more loudly 0
verb speak up to state one's beliefs, objections, etc, bravely and firmly 0

See all 6 definitions of speak up

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Parts of speech for Speak up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Speak up

speak up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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 up

verb speak up

bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
go in — go indoors

All 2 Synonyms of speak up