spoken

[ spoh-kuhn ]

verb

1. a past participle of speak.

adjective

1. uttered or expressed by speaking; speaking; oral ( written ):

   the spoken word.

2. speaking, speaking, or using speech, as specified (usually used in combination):

   fair-spoken; plain-spoken; soft-spoken.

spoken

/ ˈspəʊkən /

verb

1. See speak
   the past participle of speak

adjective

1. See written
   uttered through the medium of speech Compare written
2. in combination having speech as specified

   soft-spoken

3. spoken for
   spoken for engaged, reserved, or allocated

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoken¹

First recorded in 1570–80, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Scalise never would have spoken to EURO had Duke been there in person.

From The Daily Beast

The kids had a gift for him too, a tee shirt with ‘Baseball Spoken Here’ stenciled across the front.

From The Daily Beast

Over dinner, the Knight had mentioned that Scalise had spoken before the EURO event.

From The Daily Beast

At various times, we had spoken about honors--Hitchcock had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur and wore a ribbon in his lapel.

From The Daily Beast

And while all he says he has spoken to still believe the interrogations saved lives, he said the report was a punch in the gut.

From The Daily Beast

Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.

From Project Gutenberg

On the morning after Ramona's disappearance, words had been spoken by each which neither would ever forget.

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And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.

From Project Gutenberg

She was not accustomed to an outward and spoken expression of affection, either in herself or in others.

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Mrs. Vivian had hardly spoken when the sharp little vibration of her door-bell was heard in the hall.

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