spoken
Syllables: spo·ken/ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n//ˈspoʊ.kən/
spoken adjective: expressed in speech. Also the past participle of speak.
Adjective
spoken (comparative more spoken, superlative most spoken)
- Expressed in speech.
- Speaking in a specified way.
- soft-spoken
- well-spoken
- Of a language, produced by articulate sounds.
- Algebra is not a spoken language like French or Spanish, it is a math language.2001, Edward Zaccaro, chapter 1, in Real World Algebra
Also used as
spoken is also the past participle of speak.
spoken meaning in Telugu, Punjabi, Sanskrit and Arabic
spoken in Telugu
- expressed in speech
- భాషితము bhāṣitamu
spoken in Punjabi
- ਬੋਲਿਆ
spoken in Sanskrit
- expressed in speech
- उक्त ukta, वाचिक vācika
spoken in Arabic
- expressed in speech
- مَنْطُوق manṭūq, شَفَهِيّ šafahiyy, مَحْكِيّ maḥkiyy
Examples of spoken in a sentence
- His face went ablush after realizing he had spoken out of turn.
- English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
- There are some unique properties found in sign language compared to spoken language.
Synonyms of spoken
Antonyms
Forms of spoken
| comparative | more spoken |
|---|---|
| superlative | most spoken |
Origin of spoken
Morphologically spoke + -n.
Words formed from spoken
Phrases with spoken
Words that rhyme with spoken
Questions about spoken
- What does spoken mean?
- Spoken means expressed in speech.
- What is spoken in Telugu?
- Spoken in Telugu is భాషితము (bhāṣitamu). See Spoken meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is spoken?
- Spoken is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce spoken?
- Spoken is pronounced /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/ (UK).
Words near spoken in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spoken (page history and authors); spoken (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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