Meaning

1 senses

  1. To vilify; to defame; to criticize.

Examples

580 sentences

  1. He never speaks of the accident.

    Він ніколи не говорить про цей нещасний випадок. — deniko

    ruОн никогда не говорит об аварии. — marafon

    deEr spricht nie von dem Unfall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. She always speaks ill of others.

    Вона завжди говорить погане про інших. — aandrusiak

    ruОна всегда говорит плохо о других. — Lenin_1917

    deSie spricht immer schlecht über andere. — Esperantostern

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  3. He is well spoken of by everybody.

    Про нього усі говорять добре. — aandrusiak

    ruО нём все хорошо отзываются. — sharptoothed

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  4. English is spoken in a lot of countries.

    Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах. — uaspeaker

    ruПо-английски говорят во многих странах. — Hellerick

    deEnglisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen. — xtofu80

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  5. English is spoken in many parts of the world.

    Англійською говорять у багатьох країнах світу. — deniko

    ruНа английском языке говорят во многих частях мира. — al_ex_an_der

    deEnglisch wird in vielen Teilen der Welt gesprochen. — Vortarulo

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

speaks ill of, speaking ill of, spoke ill of, spoken ill of
Base formspeak ill of · to speak ill of
3rd person singularspeaks ill of
Present participlespeaking ill of
Past simplespoke ill of
Past participlespoken ill of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspeak ill of
he, she, itspeaks ill of

Past simpleLesson

all personsspoke ill of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave spoken ill of
he, she, ithas spoken ill of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill speak ill of

Synonyms

63 synonyms
blameA2blazeB2blurB2cloudA1detractC2dirtyA1discreditB2disgraceB2disparageC2foulB2muddyB2reproachC2revileC2scandalB2

Antonyms

16 antonyms
speak well ofbrush up tocollogueflatterC1flatterizeglaverglozejollylay it on thickmake fair weatherpalaverpreenpuffsootheB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spayspeakA1speakerA2speakerphonespeaking
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