to speak of

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too speek uhv, ov]
- /tu spik ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too speek uhv, ov]
- /tu spik ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of to speak of words

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

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Origin of to speak of

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 To speak of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of To speak of

to speak of 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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