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To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- You should learn to speak out in meetings with your boss.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- John spoke up at the meeting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declare
Narrower terms: editorialize, editorialise
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Assamese:
মাত মাত
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Azerbaijani:
dilə gəlmək
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Bulgarian:
изказвам се
(izkazvam se)
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Chinese Mandarin:
表達意見 /表达意见
(biǎodá yìjiàn)
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Chinese Mandarin:
主張己見 /主张己见
(zhǔzhāng jǐjiàn)
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Chinese Mandarin:
積極發言 /积极发言
(jījí fāyán)
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Dutch:
zich uitspreken
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Finnish:
ottaa kantaa
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Finnish:
sanoa mielipiteensä
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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French:
se prononcer
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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French:
s'affirmer
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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German:
sich klar und deutlich ausdrücken
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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German:
Klartext reden
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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German:
kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Italian:
esternare
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Latin:
ēloquor
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Polish:
wypowiadać się
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Polish:
wypowiedzieć się
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Portuguese:
falar
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Portuguese:
expressar-se
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Spanish:
expresarse
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Swedish:
tala ut
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Swedish:
säga sin mening
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Swedish:
ta bladet från munnen
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Ukrainian:
виказувати
(vykazuvaty)
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
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Ukrainian:
виказати
(vykazaty)
— assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known