speak to
Britishverb
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to address (a person)
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to reprimand
your father will speak to you later
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formal to give evidence of or comments on (a subject)
who will speak to this item?
Example Sentences
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Okay, I was also there to speak to the crowd about the First Amendment.
From Salon
But I remained curious as to what drives an 83-year-old man who has won Academy Awards and is celebrated across the globe to show up at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night to speak to a bunch of people celebrating dissent by wearing frog hats?
From Salon
George told the PA news agency he had found it "really rewarding" to speak to people about his and their conditions as his recovery continues.
From BBC
Reverend Lyman Granger told his dear friend, Reverend Lemuel Clark, that three local sisters were helping him speak to his daughter, Harriet.
From Literature
During the wedding breakfast, Mother Fox, dead more than seven years, showed up in spirit to speak to her new son-in-law, “expressing her approval of the marriage.”
From Literature
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