"speak" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

speak verbo

speak + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 7
opportunity to speak • ability to speak • chance to speak • mouth to speak • right to speak • ...
verbo + speak
Kolokacji: 68
begin speaking • stop speaking • start speaking • refuse to speak • decline to speak • invited to speak • learn to speak • finish speaking • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(2) refuse, decline, regret
Kolokacji: 3
(3) invite, claim, beg
Kolokacji: 3
(5) wish, want, need, like
Kolokacji: 5
2. authorized to speak = upoważniony by mówić authorized to speak
3. agree to speak = zgódź się mówić agree to speak
4. forbidden to speak = zakazany mówić forbidden to speak
5. permitted to speak = pozwolić mówić permitted to speak
6. avoid speaking = uniknij mówienia avoid speaking
  • Mostly he wanted to avoid speaking further of his troubles.
  • He is here, in this hotel, and I try to avoid speaking to him.
  • Thus the journal aims to avoid speaking with the voice of any particular national culture or politics.
  • Intrigued but nervous, she called his office at night and left a phone message, to avoid speaking directly to him.
  • Most who use this key will even avoid speaking to friends while it's active.
  • We have very little time and I've been wrong to avoid speaking with you before now.
  • I avoided speaking to our new bartender for the rest of the evening.
  • And they would try to avoid speaking if they could.
  • In the street, even, people will cross the road to avoid speaking to me.
  • Most try to conceal their identity, and in particular avoid speaking Serbian.
(10) bring, teach, enable
Kolokacji: 3
(11) turn, send, grow
Kolokacji: 3
speak + preposición
Kolokacji: 67
speak to • speak with • speak about • speak out • speak up • speak through • ...
speak + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 413
generally speak • speak softly • speak directly • strictly speak • speak quietly • speak publicly • speak slowly • speak aloud • ...

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