Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speak to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: speak -to
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak.

verb

To address a particular topic.

verb

To (figuratively) resonate with; to feel emotionally relevant to.

Example Sentences

"This definitely speaks to the fact that at Georgetown, beginning at the admissions process, you're not a number but a real person."
"Leaving aside the abundance of negativity for the time being, in aggregate these attempts at definition speak to the multitude of linguistic phenomena characteristic of language hybridity in multilingual settings, albeit explained with differing emphases by different definers."
"Education for being speaks to what grows within the person himself"
"His music really speaks to me."
"With its pastel cover and pro-LGBTQ+ anthem “You Need to Calm Down,” Lover got a ton of airplay in that two-bedroom apartment. And the breakup songs—“Death by a Thousand Cuts,” “I Forgot That You Existed”—certainly spoke to me."

Etymology

First used in 1610 in the sense of 'discuss'. Use for the meaning of 'bespeak' is attested since the 1960s.

Inflected Forms

speaks to (present, singular) speaking to (participle, present) spoke to (past) spoken to (participle, past)

Questions

What does speak to mean?: To give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak.
Where does speak to come from?: First used in 1610 in the sense of 'discuss'. Use for the meaning of 'bespeak' is attested since the 1960s.

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