speak
verb [I] (FORMAL TALK) /spiːk/ (spoke, spoken)Definition
B2 to give a formal talk to a group of people: Who is speaking in the debate tonight? The Queen speaks to the nation on television every Christmas. Janet is speaking for the motion (= trying to persuade the people listening that the idea is good) and Peter is speaking against (it) (= trying to persuade them that it is bad).Lecturing and addressing
(Definition of speak verb (FORMAL TALK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ad-lib verb
- extemporize verb
- floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
- harangue verb
- hold forth phrasal verb
- jawbone verb
- lecture noun
- lecture verb
- maiden speech noun
- monologue noun
- onto preposition (ASKING)
- oration noun
- oratory noun
- presentation noun (EVENT)
- sermonize verb
- speak verb (SAY WORDS)
- speechify verb
- talk at sb phrasal verb
- talk noun
- valediction noun
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