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speaks out

speaks out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of speak out.

Meaning of speak out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.
    • You should learn to speak out in meetings with your boss.

Questions about speaks out

What is speaks out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Speaks out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of speak out.

Words near speaks out in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: speaks out (page history and authors); speak out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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