Speak vs. To
Speakverb
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
Speakverb
(intransitive) To have a conversation.
Speakverb
(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
Speakverb
(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
Speakverb
(transitive) To be able to communicate in a language.
Speakverb
(transitive) To utter.
Speakverb
(transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
Speakverb
To understand (as though it were a language).
Speakverb
(intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
Speakverb
To address; to accost; to speak to.
Speaknoun
language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
Speaknoun
Speach, conversation.
Speaknoun
(dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.
Speakverb
To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
Speakverb
To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
Speakverb
To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.
Speakverb
To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Speakverb
To give sound; to sound.
Speakverb
To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
Speakverb
To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.
Speakverb
To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.
Speakverb
To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.
Speakverb
To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
Speakverb
To address; to accost; to speak to.
Speakverb
express in speech;
Speakverb
exchange thoughts; talk with;
Speakverb
use language;
Speakverb
give a speech to;
Speakverb
make a characteristic or natural sound;
Speakverb
say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
Speakverb
have a conversation
Speakverb
utter (a word, message, etc.)
Speakverb
communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language)
Speakverb
make a speech or contribute to a debate
Speakverb
express the views or position of (another)
Speakverb
convey one's views or position indirectly
Speakverb
answer (a question) or address (an issue or problem)
Speakverb
mention or discuss in speech or writing
Speakverb
talk to in order to reprove or advise
Speakverb
talk to in order to give or obtain information
Speakverb
discuss or comment on formally
Speakverb
appeal or relate to
Speakverb
(of behaviour, an object, etc.) serve as evidence for something
Speakverb
show (someone or something) to be in a particular state or to possess a certain quality
Speakverb
(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning
Speakverb
(of a hound) bark.
Topreposition
Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
Topreposition
Used to indicate purpose.
Topreposition
Used to indicate result of action.
Topreposition
Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
Topreposition
As a.
Topreposition
(arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
Topreposition
(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Topreposition
Used to indicate the indirect object.
Topreposition
(time) Preceding.
Topreposition
Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Topreposition
At.
Toadverb
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Toadverb
(nautical) Into the wind.
Toadverb
misspelling of too
Topreposition
The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; - opposed to from.
Topreposition
Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor.
Topreposition
In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty to God and to our parents; a dislike to spirituous liquor.
Topreposition
As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or subject; thus, I love to learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's country is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed the prefixing of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt. xi. 8).
Topreposition
In many phrases, and in connection with many other words, to has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically.
Topreposition
Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.
Topreposition
Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
Topreposition
Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend him.
Topreposition
Addition; union; accumulation.
Topreposition
Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano.
Topreposition
Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or office filled.
Topreposition
expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location)
Topreposition
expressing location, typically in relation to a specified point of reference
Topreposition
expressing a point reached at the end of a range or after a period of time
Topreposition
(in telling the time) before (the hour specified)
Topreposition
approaching or reaching (a particular condition)
Topreposition
expressing the result of a process or action
Topreposition
governing a phrase expressing someone's reaction to something
Topreposition
identifying the person or thing affected by or receiving something
Topreposition
identifying a particular relationship between one person and another
Topreposition
used in various phrases to indicate how something is related to something else (often followed by a noun without a determiner)
Topreposition
indicating a rate of return on something, for example the distance travelled in exchange for fuel used
Topreposition
indicating the power (exponent) to which a number is raised
Topreposition
indicating that two things are attached or linked
Topreposition
concerning or likely to concern (something)
Topreposition
used to introduce the second element in a comparison
Topreposition
placed before a debit entry in accounting.
Toadverb
so as to be closed or nearly closed
