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. the past participle of speak

adjective

1. uttered through the medium of speech Compare written

2. (in combination) having speech as specified

   soft-spoken

3. engaged, reserved, or allocated

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoken¹

First recorded in 1570–80, for the adjective

Example Sentences

“I’ve spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our children online.”

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Miran added that he hasn’t spoken to spoken to anyone about the administration’s continuing effort to choose a nominee to serve as Fed chair when Jerome Powell’s term ends next year.

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This is the first time that she, and other Gaza students who have been brought to the UK, have spoken publicly.

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Mr Donald has spoken publicly about the controversy on the Sunday World Crime World podcast he co-hosts, and explained details about the "complicated" financial dispute which happened 16 years ago.

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Macron has not yet spoken publicly since Lecornu's shock resignation on Monday morning.

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