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spoke someone's language

spoke someone's language is the simple past of speak someone's language.

Meaning of speak someone's language

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To speak about concerns, feelings, ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate to intimately.
    • "When I'm with you I seem to get back to my natural conditions—the conditions in which I can live and work." . . . He turned to her eagerly. "You're the only one, Lois, who knows what I mean—who can speak my language."1915, Basil King, chapter 15, in The Side Of The Angels

Questions about spoke someone's language

What is spoke someone's language the simple past of?
Spoke someone's language is the simple past of speak someone's language.

Words near spoke someone's language in the dictionary

  1. spoke of
  2. spoke one's conscience
  3. spoke one's mind
  4. spoke out
  5. spoke out of turn
  6. spoke someone's language
  7. spoke target
  8. spoke to
  9. spoke too soon
  10. spoke truth to power
  11. spoke up

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