Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see speak, for. / To speak on somebody's behalf. / (idiomatic) To claim, reserve, or occupy. / (idiomatic) To represent an intrinsic quality

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak

plural of speak

(idiomatic) To give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak. / (idiomatic) To address a particular topic.

Obsolete spelling of speak

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of speak

(colloquial) The fact of refusing to speak.

(colloquial) Refusing to speak; uncommunicative.

(transitive, phrasal verb) To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest.

(idiomatic, usually negative) sufficient; important or significant enough to be worth mentioning.