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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US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would speak to tech tycoon Elon Musk, head of SpaceX, if Kyiv was having problems with the communications platform.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I’d sit by him on the plane and he didn’t speak to me,” Reaves said this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Dan J Sullivan has repeatedly denied those claims, telling the local Petersburg Pilot newspaper earlier this year that he "wouldn't even know who to speak to" in Peltola's campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Huang told protesters that he would speak to them later.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
He might be more inclined to speak to you than any of us.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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