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speak (for)

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verb (2)

speak (to or with)

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verb (3)

as in to talk (to)
to communicate with by means of spoken words we spoke to the mall's leasing agent about opening a shop

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The 27-year-old Fanning, who grew up in the spotlight as a child star alongside her sister Dakota, also spoke about how her career has evolved over the years after a journalist noted that this may be her most mature role yet. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 May 2025 The 'Survivor 48' final 5 speak in exclusive finale interview 'Survivor 48' jury speaks in exclusive pre-finale interview Of course, that is exactly what happened. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 May 2025 The governor then spoke with roughly two dozen of the protestors in a closed-door meeting in his office. Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025 The presenters spoke their mother tongue (Farsi and Hindi), which was detected and translated in real-time to English. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for speak

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“Speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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