speak

verb

1. express in speech

   verb.communication

   Synonyms mouth talk utter verbalise verbalize

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. exchange thoughts; talk with

   verb.communication

   Synonyms talk

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. use language

   verb.communication

   Examples

   The prisoner won't speak.

   They speak a strange dialect.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. give a speech to

   verb.communication

   Synonyms address

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. make a characteristic or natural sound

   verb.perception

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. 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 <i>speak</i>.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

7. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.

   verb

   Source: webster1913