ALL meanings of so to speak
so to speak
S s - verb without object so to speak to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. 1
- verb without object so to speak to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. 1
- verb without object so to speak to converse: She spoke with him for an hour. 1
- verb without object so to speak to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting. 1
- verb without object so to speak to make a statement in written or printed words. 1
- verb without object so to speak to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means; convey significance. 1
- verb without object so to speak Phonetics. to produce sounds or audible sequences of individual or concatenated sounds of a language, especially through phonation, amplification, and resonance, and through any of a variety of articulatory processes. 1
- verb without object so to speak (of a computer) to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit. 1
- verb without object so to speak to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report. 1
- verb without object so to speak Chiefly British. (of dogs) to bark when ordered. 1
- verb without object so to speak Fox Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to bay on finding a scent. 1
- verb with object so to speak to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise. 1
- verb with object so to speak to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth. 1
- verb with object so to speak to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication. 1
- verb with object so to speak to make known, indicate, or reveal. 1
- verb with object so to speak to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French. 1
- verb with object so to speak (of a computer) to express or make known (data, prompts, etc.) by means of an audio response unit. 1
- verb with object so to speak Nautical. to communicate with (a passing vessel) at sea, as by voice or signal: We spoke a whaler on the fourth day at sea. 1
- verb with object so to speak Archaic. to speak to or with. 1
- idioms so to speak so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking: We still don't have our heads above water, so to speak. 1
- idioms so to speak speak by the book, to say with great authority or precision: I can't speak by the book, but I know this is wrong. 1
- idioms so to speak speak well for, to be an indication or reflection of (something commendable); testify admirably to: Her manners speak well for her upbringing. 1
- idioms so to speak to speak of, worth mentioning: The country has no mineral resources to speak of. 1
- phrase so to speak You use so to speak to draw attention to the fact that you are describing or referring to something in a way that may be amusing or unusual rather than completely accurate. 0
- noun so to speak in a manner of speaking; as it were 0
- noun so to speak in a manner of speaking; that is to say 0