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spoke one's mind

spoke one's mind is the simple past 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 spoke one's mind

What is spoke one's mind the simple past of?
Spoke one's mind is the simple past of speak one's mind.

Words near spoke one's mind in the dictionary

  1. spoke like a book
  2. spoke nipple
  3. spoke nipples
  4. spoke of
  5. spoke one's conscience
  6. spoke one's mind
  7. spoke out
  8. spoke out of turn
  9. spoke someone's language
  10. spoke target
  11. spoke to

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