speak out
To assert or promote one's opinionTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
» You are, so to speak, a fish out of water.
Ihr seid sozusagen ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen.
Du bist sozusagen wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen.
Ти, якщо можна так висловитися, риба, яку витягли з води.
Meaning
1 senses(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
- express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
Examples
50 sentencesYou 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.
All at once, he spoke out.
ruВнезапно он заговорил.
The students are afraid to speak out.
We need to speak out against corruption.
I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn.
Translations
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Forms
speaks out, speaking out, spoke out, spoken out| Base form | speak out · to speak out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | speaks out |
| Present participle | speaking out |
| Past simple | spoke out |
| Past participle | spoken out |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- speak upвиказувати, виказатиTo talk more loudly or clearly.
- speak outвиказувати, виказатиTo assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
- speak forнаймати, задіюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see speak, for.
- speak toTo give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak.
Synonyms
4 synonyms- express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation:opinespeak upanimadvertsound off
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb