SPEAK UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does speak up mean? 

• SPEAK UP (verb)
  The verb SPEAK UP has 2 senses:

1. express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

2. speak louder; raise one's voice

  Familiarity information: SPEAK UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPEAK UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

animadvert; opine; sound off; speak out; speak up

Context example:

John spoke up at the meeting

Hypernyms (to "speak up" is one way to...):

declare (state emphatically and authoritatively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "speak up"):

editorialise; editorialize (insert personal opinions into an objective statement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Speak louder; raise one's voice

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up

Hypernyms (to "speak up" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue speak up

 Context examples 

“Now, look here,” said the captain; “you've run me down; here I am; well, then, speak up; what is it?”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Jupiter will not only give you financial reward, but the confidence to speak up.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“You speak up plucky, and by thunder, I've a chance!”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It won’t always be this way—next month will be a better time to speak up.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Mars will make you eager to make more money, but will also increase your expenses, giving you more motivation to speak up.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

At that time, you might feel resistance from others and will have to speak up for yourself—if you are healthy, you will find it easier to do so.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)