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speak by the card

speak by the card verb: to speak from accurate information, without guessing.

Verb

speak by the card (third-person singular simple present speaks by the card, present participle speaking by the card, simple past spoke by the card, past participle spoken by the card)

  1. To speak from accurate information, without guessing.

Forms of speak by the card

third-person singular presentspeaks by the card
present participlespeaking by the card
pastspoke by the card
past participlespoken by the card

Origin of speak by the card

As in telling a ship's bearing by the compass card.

Questions about speak by the card

What does speak by the card mean?
Speak by the card means to speak from accurate information, without guessing.
What part of speech is speak by the card?
Speak by the card is a verb.
What is the past tense of speak by the card?
The past tense of speak by the card is spoke by the card.

Words near speak by the card in the dictionary

  1. SPE
  2. speach
  3. speaches
  4. speak
  5. speak as one finds
  6. speak by the card
  7. speak down to
  8. speak for
  9. speak for oneself
  10. speak highly
  11. speak ill of

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