Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.

    You should learn to speak out in meetings with your boss.

    sich klar und deutlich ausdrücken, Klartext reden, kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

    виказуватиvykazuvaty, виказатиvykazaty

More definitions
  • express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Examples

50 sentences
  1. You are, so to speak, a fish out of water.

    Ти, якщо можна так висловитися, риба, яку витягли з води.

    deIhr seid sozusagen ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen.

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  2. All at once, he spoke out.

    ruВнезапно он заговорил.

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  3. The students are afraid to speak out.

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  4. We need to speak out against corruption.

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  5. I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known:

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsspoke out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill speak out

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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