spoke

¹

[spohk]

verb

1. a simple past tense of speak.

2. Nonstandard.,  a past participle of speak.

3. Archaic.,  a past participle of speak.

spoke

²

[spohk]

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.

verb (used with object)

spoked, spoking 

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

spoke

¹

/ 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

verb

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

spoke

²

/ spəʊk /

verb

1. the past tense of speak

2. archaic,  a past participle of speak

Other Word Forms

• spokeless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoke¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoke¹

Old English spāca

Example Sentences

In August 2025, Hamas ally Islamic Jihad published a video showing Braslavski looking weak and thin as he spoke under duress.

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A university professor who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity employs a 10-year-old boy because children are "cheaper and more docile".

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We spoke with Jain this week to learn why he is so concerned and skeptical of AI’s promise.

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On a visit to California last year Paraguay's President Santiago Peña spoke with companies like Google and OpenAI to encourage them to invest in Paraguay.

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Sitting in the trailer, Bouthaina spoke, her voice small and somber.

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