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spoke volumes

spoke volumes is the simple past of speak volumes.

Meaning of speak volumes

Verb

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

  1. To talk a great deal.
    • I can speak volumes about this school.
    Synonyms:
    tell volumes
  2. To convey significant information beyond what is explicit, especially unintentionally.
    • In our day-to-day experiences, it is often such nonverbal emotional information carried by the human voice that “speaks volumes.”
  3. (situation, or object) To convey significant information.
    • The way you listen speaks volumes.
    Synonyms:
    tell volumes

Questions about spoke volumes

What is spoke volumes the simple past of?
Spoke volumes is the simple past of speak volumes.

Words near spoke volumes in the dictionary

  1. spoke target
  2. spoke to
  3. spoke too soon
  4. spoke truth to power
  5. spoke up
  6. spoke volumes
  7. spoke well of
  8. spoke with a forked tongue
  9. spoke wrench
  10. spoke wrenches
  11. spoke-bone

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