speak to

British  

verb

1. to address (a person)

2. to reprimand

   your father will speak to you later

3. formal to give evidence of or comments on (a subject)

   who will speak to this item?

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Example Sentences

"I think sometimes your emotions will speak to you in a different language," he told Rolling Stone.

From BBC

“We can’t speak to the specifics of any individual customer claim,” said State Farm spokesperson Sevag Sarkissian.

From Los Angeles Times

"However, I thought she was a traitor because every time we had a moment together she would not speak to me."

From BBC

“And then they speak to everybody else and say ‘we need to control this and then take it over.’”

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is a guy who could speak to the ballroom at the Century Plaza Hotel back in the day, and then the next day speak to six activists at a California Republican Assembly meeting at a Denny’s,” Fleischman said, recalling that whenever Reagan called, a picture of Michael and Ronald together would appear on his phone’s screen.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accost
• acknowledge
• address
• approach
• attend
• embrace
• hail
• meet
• receive
• salute
• shake hands
• stop