Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speak of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
speak of
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; speak to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: speken of, ofspeken

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

to speak of speaking of

Frequently Paired Words

to speak of speaking of

Questions

What does speak of mean?
To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; speak to.
Where does speak of come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce speak of

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