Meaning of “speak up for someone/something” in the English Dictionary

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"speak up for someone/something" in American English

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speak up for someone/something

— phrasal verb with speak us ​ /spik/ verb past tense spoke /spoʊk/ , past participle spoken /ˈspoʊ·kən/

› to express support for a person or idea:

Many employees wouldn't speak up for themselves.
There is no one in the capital speaking up for this part of Ohio.

(Definition of “speak up for someone/something” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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