My mom doesn't speak English very well.
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Speak
/spiːk/
Synonyms for "speak" (338 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (68)
accostacquaintact foraddressadmonishadvert toadvertiseadvertise ofadviseaffectaffirmallegeallude toannounceannunciateapostrophizeappeal toappriseapproachargue
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articulateas it wereask forassertasseverasseverateaveravouchavowbandy wordsbe in connectionbe in contactbeat the drumbegbespeakbespokebetokenblurtblurt outbreak silencebreathebriefbring wordbuttonholecall attention tocall tocantchatterchew the fatchew the ragchinchosencolloquecolloquializecolloquizecome out
Noun(1 words)
classroom language use
Strong matches (101)
commentcommerce withcommune withcommunicatecommunicate withconfabconfabulateconfercontendconverseconverse withconveydeal withdeclaimdeclaredefenddeliver an addressdemanddescantdilate
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dipdip the ensigndisclosediscoursediscourse withdiscussdrawldress shipemit a soundengagedenlightenenunciateexamineexchange colorsexclaimexpatiateexpressfamiliarizefiguratively speakingflagflag downflashgabgaspgive a signalgive a talkgive noticegive the factsgive the nodgive voicegive wordglancegreethailhail and speakhalf-masthalloohavehave dealings withhave intercoursehave truck withhoist a bannerholdhold communicationindicateinfluenceinforminsistinstructinterchangeintercommunicateinterjectinvokeissue a manifestojargonjargonizekicklay downleave wordlectureleerlet droplet falllet knowmaintainmake a noise
Verb(5 words)
Noun(10 words)
communication form styleconversingconversodanish læseengage in communicationexpress verballyfalakeynotelanguage uselecture only
Related words (169)
make a signmake a signalmake a soundmake knownmake oneself heardmake reference tomanifestomentionmention tomouthmumblemurmurmusemutternodnoisenotenotifynudgeobserve
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opinepatterperorateplatformplead forpokepreachpredicateproclaimprofesspronounceprotestputput itraise a cryrantrebukerecommendreferrefer toreflectremarkreportrepresentreprimandreproverequestrequirereservedresoundrevealsalutesayscoldselectedsend wordserve noticeset asideset downshoot the breezeshoutsignsignalsignalizesignifyso to speaksoapboxsoundsound an alarmsound the trumpetspeak fairspeak forspeak for itselfspeak outspeak tospeak upspeak withspeechifysplutterspokenspoutstand forstand onstand up forstatestick up forstumpsubmitsupportsymbolizetake a standtake asidetake counsel withtake the floortake the stumptalktalk abouttalk totalk togethertelltouchtouch ontouch upontraffic withtreat ofunfurl a flagupholduseuse languageutterverbalizeversevisit withvocalizevoicewag the tonguewarnwavewave a flagwave the handwhisperwink
How these synonyms differ
- articulate - 'Articulate' implies clarity and precision, an articulate speaker doesn't just talk but shapes ideas into language others can easily follow.
- declare - 'Declare' is speech made boldly and publicly, a declaration carries weight, intention, and often an expectation that others will listen.
- talk - 'Talk' is more casual and conversational, you talk to friends but speak at conferences. 'Speak' carries more formality and authority.
- utter - 'Utter' emphasizes the physical act of producing words, often used for single words or short phrases spoken under emotional pressure.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriescommunicatecommunicationcommunication actcommunication skillsexpressgive tongue tointercommunicatelanguage skilllinguistic abilityoral presentationsoundutterverbal expressionverbaliseverbalize
More specific
9 entriesCollocations
6 entriesspeak a languagespeak clearlyspeak in publicspeak softlyspeak upspeak your mind
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 45 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَكَلَّمَ verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- حكى verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
2 entries- ܗܲܡܙܸܡ verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- ܡܲܠܸܠ verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Bashkir
2 entries- һөйләшеү verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- һөйләшә белеү verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Bulgarian
1 entries- гово́ря verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Catalan
1 entries- parlar verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎯᏬᏂ verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Chickasaw
1 entries- anompoli verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 識講 /识讲 verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 會說 /会说 verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Czech
2 entries- mluvit verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- umět verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Danish
2 entries- snakke verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- taler verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Dutch
1 entries- spreken verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Esperanto
1 entries- paroli verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Estonian
1 entries- rääkima verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Finnish
2 entries- osata verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- puhua verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
French
1 entries- parler verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Galician
1 entries- falar verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
German
1 entries- sprechen verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Hebrew
1 entries- דיבר \ דִּבֵּר verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Hindi
1 entries- बोलना verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Icelandic
1 entries- tala verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Italian
1 entries- parlare verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Japanese
1 entries- 話す verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Jeju
1 entries- ᄀᆞᆯ아지다 verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Khmer
1 entries- និយាយ verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Korean
1 entries- 하다 verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Latin
1 entries- loquor verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Latvian
1 entries- runāt verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kalbėti verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- ulagua verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Norman
1 entries- pâler verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- snakke verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Ojibwe
1 entries- -mo verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Polish
1 entries- mówić verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Portuguese
1 entries- falar verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Quechua
1 entries- rimay verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Romanian
1 entries- vorbi verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Russian
2 entries- говори́ть verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- разгова́ривать verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Spanish
4 entries- chapurrar verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- chapurrear verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- defenderse (mediocrely) verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- dominar (proficiently) verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Swedish
2 entries- kunna verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- tala verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Vietnamese
1 entries- biết nói verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Walloon
3 entries- cåzer verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- divizer verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
- djåzer verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Yiddish
1 entries- רעדן verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Yoruba
1 entries- gbọ́ verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Yucatec Maya
1 entries- tʼan verb (to be able to communicate in a language)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
I don't speak French well enough!
Source: tatoeba (1463)
I don't speak Japanese.
Source: tatoeba (1482)
Do you speak Italian?
Source: tatoeba (1590)
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