speak

/spik/2 phrasal verbs

The plain verb means to use your voice.

Speak up is to talk louder, or to voice an opinion you have been holding back. Speak out is stronger — to publicly oppose something.

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Every SPEAK phrasal verb, with the one line that keeps it apart from its siblings. Tap any one to open it.

Phrasal verb	Means	How to remember it
speak upNo object2 meanings	talk more loudly; voice an opinion	UP = volume, or courage, rises.
speak outNo object	publicly oppose something	OUT = your view goes public.

Phrasal verbs with SPEAK — what each one means