Meaning

1 senses

  1. To say good things about someone or something.

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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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsspoke well of

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill speak well of

Synonyms

39 synonyms
laudC2praiseB2flatterC1sootheB1strokeB2applaudB1commendC1exaltB2glorifyB2honorB2idolizeB2magnifyB2revereC1venerateC1

Antonyms

63 antonyms
speak ill ofassassinateaspersebackbitebadmouthbefoulbelibelbesmirchbesmearbewrayblackenblameA2blazeB2blemish

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spayspeakA1speakerA2speakerphonespeaking

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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