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Speak Up

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Verb

1. animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up

express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Example Sentences:
'John spoke up at the meeting'

2. speak up

speak louder; raise one's voice

Example Sentences:
'The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Speak Up

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verb (intr, adverb)
1. 
to speak more loudly
2. 
to state one's beliefs, objections, etc, bravely and firmly

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Speak Up

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v. spoke (spōk), spo·ken (spōkən), speak·ing, speaks
v.intr.
1. To produce words by means of sounds; talk: Can the baby speak yet?
2.
a. To express thoughts or feelings to convey information in speech or writing: He spoke of his desire to travel. In her poem she speaks about loss.
b. To convey information or ideas in text: Their book speaks about adopting children.
3.
a. To engage in conversation: Can we speak for a few minutes about the assignment?
b. To be friendly or willing to communicate; be on speaking terms: They are no longer speaking.
4. To deliver an address or lecture: The mayor spoke at the rally.
5.
a. To act as spokesperson: I speak for the entire staff.
b. To convey information through another person: The family spoke to the media through their trusted adviser.
6.
a. To convey a message by nonverbal means: Actions speak louder than words.
b. To give an indication or suggestion: His manners spoke of good upbringing.
c. To be appealing: His poetry speaks to one's heart.
7. To make a reservation or request. Used with for: Has anyone spoken for the last piece of pizza?
8.
a. To produce a characteristic sound: The drums spoke.
b. To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon.
v.tr.
1. To say with the voice; pronounce or utter: She spoke the words with a French accent.
2. To converse in or be able to converse in (a language): speaks German.
3. To express in words; tell: speak the truth.
4. Nautical To hail and communicate with (another vessel) at sea.
5. To convey by nonverbal means: His eyes spoke volumes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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