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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spoke({Spake" rel="nofollow">Speak \Speak\, v. i. [imp. Spoke({SpakeArchaic); p. p.
     Spoken({Spoke" rel="nofollow">Spoken({Spoke, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Speaking.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to
     OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG.
     sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr. sph[=u]rj to crackle, to
     thunder. Cf. Spark of fire, Speech.]
     1. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to
        express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so
        obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
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              Till at the last spake in this manner. --Chaucer.
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              Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. --1 Sam. iii.
                                                    9.
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     2. To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
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              That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set,
              as the tradesmen speak.               --Boyle.
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              An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a
              knave is not.                         --Shak.
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              During the century and a half which followed the
              Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English
              history.                              --Macaulay.
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     3. To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a
        public assembly formally.
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              Many of the nobility made themselves popular by
              speaking in Parliament against those things which
              were most grateful to his majesty.    --Clarendon.
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     4. To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
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              Lycan speaks of a part of C[ae]sar's army that came
              to him from the Leman Lake.           --Addison.
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     5. To give sound; to sound.
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              Make all our trumpets speak.          --Shak.
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     6. To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by
        utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
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              Thine eye begins to speak.            --Shak.
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     To speak of, to take account of, to make mention of.
        --Robynson (More's Utopia).
  
     To speak out, to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to
        speak unreservedly.
  
     To speak well for, to commend; to be favorable to.
  
     To speak with, to converse with. ``Would you speak with
        me?'' --Shak.
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     Syn: To say; tell; talk; converse; discourse; articulate;
          pronounce; utter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spoken \Spo"ken\ (sp[=o]"k'n), a. [p. p. of Speak.]
     1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a
        spoken narrative; the spoken word.
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     2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; --
        often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man.
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              Methinks you 're better spoken.       --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spoke({Spake" rel="nofollow">Speak \Speak\, v. i. [imp. Spoke({SpakeArchaic); p. p.
     Spoken({Spoke" rel="nofollow">Spoken({Spoke, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Speaking.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to
     OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG.
     sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr. sph[=u]rj to crackle, to
     thunder. Cf. Spark of fire, Speech.]
     1. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to
        express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so
        obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
  
              Till at the last spake in this manner. --Chaucer.
  
              Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. --1 Sam. iii.
                                                    9.
  
     2. To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
  
              That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set,
              as the tradesmen speak.               --Boyle.
  
              An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a
              knave is not.                         --Shak.
  
              During the century and a half which followed the
              Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English
              history.                              --Macaulay.
  
     3. To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a
        public assembly formally.
  
              Many of the nobility made themselves popular by
              speaking in Parliament against those things which
              were most grateful to his majesty.    --Clarendon.
  
     4. To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
  
              Lycan speaks of a part of C[ae]sar's army that came
              to him from the Leman Lake.           --Addison.
  
     5. To give sound; to sound.
  
              Make all our trumpets speak.          --Shak.
  
     6. To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by
        utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
  
              Thine eye begins to speak.            --Shak.
  
     To speak of, to take account of, to make mention of.
        --Robynson (More's Utopia).
  
     To speak out, to speak loudly and distinctly; also, to
        speak unreservedly.
  
     To speak well for, to commend; to be favorable to.
  
     To speak with, to converse with. ``Would you speak with
        me?'' --Shak.
  
     Syn: To say; tell; talk; converse; discourse; articulate;
          pronounce; utter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spoken \Spo"ken\, a. [p. p. of Speak.]
     1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a
        spoken narrative; the spoken word.
  
     2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; --
        often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man.
  
              Methinks you 're better spoken.       --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  speak
       v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
            depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, utter,
             mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
       2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business";
          "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk]
       3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't
          speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: talk]
       4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of
          trustees" [syn: address]
       5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
       [also: spoken, spoke]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spoken
       adj 1: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by
              speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken
              message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken
              person"; "sharp-spoken" [ant: written]
       2: using the voice in speech; "vocal communication"; "either
          silent or vocal prayers"; "vocal noises" [syn: vocal]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spoken
       See speak

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spoken
     Dutch vb.
     (lb nl intransitive) to haunt
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl spook)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm spoke)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spoken
     a.
     1 Relating to speech
     2 Speaking in a specified way
     3 (of a language) Produced by articulate sounds.
     vb.
     (past participle of en speak nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spoken
     Dutch vb.
     (lb nl intransitive) to haunt
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl spook)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm spoke)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spoken
     Dutch vb.
     (lb nl intransitive) to haunt
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl spook)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm spoke)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spoken
     Hollanti n.
     (nl-monikko s poken spook)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spoken
     Engelska a.
     1 talad
     2 (avledning en speak ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb speak)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spoken /spˈəʊkən/
  منطوق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spoken //ˈspoʊkən// 
  говорим, устен
  concerning speech

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spoken /spˈəʊkən/ 
  hovorový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  spoken /spˈəʊkən/ 
  mluvený