spoke

¹ American  

[spohk] / spoʊk /

verb

1. a simple past tense of speak.

2. Nonstandard. a past participle of speak.

3. Archaic. a past participle of speak.

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spoke ² American  

[spohk] / spoʊk /

noun

1. one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.

2. something that resembles the spoke of a wheel.

3. a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.

4. a rung of a ladder.

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verb (used with object)

spoked, spoking

1. to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.

spoke ¹ British  

/ spəʊk /

noun

1. a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim

2. a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel

3. a rung of a ladder

4. to thwart someone's plans

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verb

1. (tr) to equip with or as if with spokes

spoke ² British  

/ spəʊk /

verb

1. the past tense of speak

2. archaic a past participle of speak

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Other Word Forms

• spokeless adjective

Etymology

Origin of spoke

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English spāca; cognate with Dutch speek, German Speiche

Example Sentences

After the roll call Monday, Chait spoke briefly.

From Los Angeles Times

BBC News NI also spoke to people in Belfast city centre about the impact rising oil prices will have on their lives.

From BBC

While this kind of dip buying definitely played a role in Monday’s market recovery, several strategists and portfolio managers who spoke with MarketWatch on Monday said there was more to the story.

From MarketWatch

He spoke with Andrew Callaghan, the journalist best known for his Channel 5 News YouTube page.

From Los Angeles Times

While this kind of dip-buying definitely played a role in Monday’s market recovery, several strategists and portfolio managers who spoke with MarketWatch on Monday said there was more to the story.

From MarketWatch