speak+for

  • 41facts speak for themselves —    When the facts of a situation are co clear that no further explanation or extra details are necessary, the facts speak for themselves.     No need to tell you that the situation is disastrous. The facts speak for themselves …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 42Miracle Dog: How Quentin Survived the Gas Chamber to Speak for Animals on Death Row — is a non fiction book written by Randy Grim.[1] Published in February 2005 by Blue Ribbon Books, the book details the story of a dog named Quentin, who survived fifteen minutes in a carbon monoxide gas chamber at the St. Louis, Missouri animal… …

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  • 43the facts speak for themselves — used for saying that the facts of a particular situation provide all the necessary, true information about it We do not have to defend our record: the facts speak for themselves …

    English dictionary

  • 44speak for itself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be self evident, be self explanatory, vindicate; see explain 1 , justify 2 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 45speak — W1S1 [spi:k] v past tense spoke [spəuk US spouk] past participle spoken [ˈspəukən US ˈspou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in conversation)¦ 2¦(say words)¦ 3¦(language)¦ 4¦(formal speech)¦ 5¦(express ideas/opinions)¦ 6 so to speak 7 speak your mind …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46speak — [ spik ] (past tense spoke [ spouk ] ; past participle spo|ken [ spoukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 talk about something or to someone ▸ 2 use voice to talk ▸ 3 talk particular language ▸ 4 give formal speech ▸ 5 express ideas/thoughts ▸ 6 talk on… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47speak — [spēk] vi. spoke, spoken, speaking [ME speken < OE specan, earlier sprecan, akin to Ger sprechen < IE base * sp(h)er(e) g , to strew, sprinkle > SPARK1, L spargere, to sprinkle: basic sense “to scatter (words)”] 1. to utter words with… …

    English World dictionary

  • 48Speak — Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49speak — ► VERB (past spoke; past part. spoken) 1) say something. 2) (speak to) talk to in order to advise, pass on information, etc. 3) communicate in or be able to communicate in (a specified language). 4) (speak for) express the views or position of …

    English terms dictionary

  • 50speak — speak, talk, converse can all mean to articulate words so as to express one s thoughts. Speak is, in general, the broad term and may refer to utterances of any kind, however coherent or however broken or disconnected, and with or without… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms