ALL meanings of speak out
speak out
S s - 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
- verb without object speak out 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 speak out (of a computer) to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit. 1
- verb without object speak out to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report. 1
- verb without object speak out Chiefly British. (of dogs) to bark when ordered. 1
- verb without object speak out Fox Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to bay on finding a scent. 1
- verb with object speak out to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise. 1
- verb with object speak out to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth. 1
- verb with object speak out to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication. 1
- verb with object speak out to make known, indicate, or reveal. 1
- verb with object speak out to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French. 1
- verb with object speak out (of a computer) to express or make known (data, prompts, etc.) by means of an audio response unit. 1
- verb with object speak out 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 speak out Archaic. to speak to or with. 1
- idioms speak out 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 speak out 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 speak out speak well for, to be an indication or reflection of (something commendable); testify admirably to: Her manners speak well for her upbringing. 1
- idioms speak out to speak of, worth mentioning: The country has no mineral resources to speak of. 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs speak out state one's opinion publicly 1
- phrasal verb speak out If you speak out against something or in favour of something, you say publicly that you think it is bad or good. 0
- verb speak out to state one's beliefs, objections, etc, bravely and firmly 0
- verb speak out to speak more loudly and clearly 0
- noun speak out to speak audibly or clearly 0
- noun speak out to speak freely or forcefully 0