Meaning

1 senses

  1. (phrasal, verb)To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; speak to.

    This act speaks of his kindness.

Examples

492 sentences

  1. He never speaks of the accident.

    Він ніколи не говорить про цей нещасний випадок.

    ruОн никогда не говорит об аварии.

    deEr spricht nie von dem Unfall.

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  2. She always speaks ill of others.

    Вона завжди говорить погане про інших.

    ruОна всегда говорит плохо о других.

    deSie spricht immer schlecht über andere.

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  3. He is well spoken of by everybody.

    Про нього усі говорять добре.

    ruО нём все хорошо отзываются.

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  4. Never speak ill of others.

    Ніколи не говори погано про інших.

    ruНикогда не говори о людях плохо.

    deSprich nie schlecht von anderen!

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  5. Everybody speaks well of her.

    Всі її хвалять.

    ruВсе о ней хорошо отзываются.

    deAlle reden gut über sie.

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Origin

From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“t

From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”).

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsspoke of

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill speak of

Word family

1 related words
Relatedspeaking of

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spayspeakA1speakerA2speakerphonespeaking
speak of — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto