speak

1. (intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.Examples: "And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them."; "I was so surprised I couldn't speak."; "You're speaking too fast."intransitive

2. (intransitive, reciprocal) To have a conversation.Examples: "It's been ages since we've spoken."intransitivereciprocal

3. (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.Examples: "He spoke of it in his diary."; "Speak to me only with your eyes."; "Actions speak louder than words."broadly

4. (intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.Examples: "This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage."intransitive

5. (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.Examples: "He speaks Mandarin fluently."stativetransitive

6. (transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.Examples: "Even those who did 'speak computer' did so sometimes in a less than fluent way which required a jump to be made from a press-the-right-button stage to having the confidence to experiment."broadlystativetransitive