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ALL meanings of spoken

spo·ken
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  • adjective spoken language: colloquial 1
  • adjective spoken language: oral, not written 1
  • verb spoken a past participle of speak. 1
  • adjective spoken uttered or expressed by speaking; oral (opposed to written): the spoken word. 1
  • adjective spoken speaking, or using speech, as specified (usually used in combination): fair-spoken; plain-spoken; soft-spoken. 1
  • verb without object spoken to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. 1
  • verb without object spoken to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. 1
  • verb without object spoken to converse: She spoke with him for an hour. 1
  • verb without object spoken to deliver an address, discourse, etc.: to speak at a meeting. 1
  • verb without object spoken to make a statement in written or printed words. 1
  • verb without object spoken to communicate, signify, or disclose by any means; convey significance. 1
  • verb without object spoken Phonetics. to produce sounds or audible sequences of individual or concatenated sounds of a language, especially through phonation, amplification, and resonance, and through any of a variety of articulatory processes. 1
  • verb without object spoken (of a computer) to express data or other information audibly by means of an audio response unit. 1
  • verb without object spoken to emit a sound, as a musical instrument; make a noise or report. 1
  • verb without object spoken Chiefly British. (of dogs) to bark when ordered. 1
  • verb without object spoken Fox Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to bay on finding a scent. 1
  • verb with object spoken to utter vocally and articulately: to speak words of praise. 1
  • verb with object spoken to express or make known with the voice: to speak the truth. 1
  • verb with object spoken to declare in writing or printing, or by any means of communication. 1
  • verb with object spoken to make known, indicate, or reveal. 1
  • verb with object spoken to use, or be able to use, in oral utterance, as a language: to speak French. 1
  • verb with object spoken (of a computer) to express or make known (data, prompts, etc.) by means of an audio response unit. 1
  • verb with object spoken Nautical. to communicate with (a passing vessel) at sea, as by voice or signal: We spoke a whaler on the fourth day at sea. 1
  • verb with object spoken Archaic. to speak to or with. 1
  • idioms spoken so to speak, to use a manner of speaking; figuratively speaking: We still don't have our heads above water, so to speak. 1
  • idioms spoken speak by the book, to say with great authority or precision: I can't speak by the book, but I know this is wrong. 1
  • idioms spoken speak well for, to be an indication or reflection of (something commendable); testify admirably to: Her manners speak well for her upbringing. 1
  • idioms spoken to speak of, worth mentioning: The country has no mineral resources to speak of. 1
  • noun spoken Spoken is the past participle of speak. 0
  • adjective spoken uttered through the medium of speech 0
  • adjective spoken having speech as specified 0
  • abbreviation SPOKEN speak 0
  • adjective spoken uttered; oral 0
  • adjective spoken characterized by or uttered in a (specified) kind of voice 0
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