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speak
verb
1 speak
2 speak
Exchange thoughts; talk with.
synonym: talk.
Dutch: converseren, hebben, praten, spreken
3 speak
Use language:
— The prisoner won't speak.
— They speak a strange dialect.
synonym: talk.
Dutch: spreken
4 speak
5 speak
Make a characteristic or natural sound.
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