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speaks one's mind

speaks one's mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of speak one's mind.

Meaning of speak one's mind

Verb

speak one's mind (third-person singular simple present speaks one's mind, present participle speaking one's mind, simple past spoke one's mind, past participle spoken one's mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly.
    • [H]e would speak his mind, and lecture her all the same as if she were a little girl.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC

Questions about speaks one's mind

What is speaks one's mind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Speaks one's mind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of speak one's mind.

Words near speaks one's mind in the dictionary

  1. speaks in terms
  2. speaks in tongues
  3. speaks like a book
  4. speaks of
  5. speaks one's conscience
  6. speaks one's mind
  7. speaks out
  8. speaks out of turn
  9. speaks someone's language
  10. speaks to
  11. speaks too soon

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