Speech - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |spiːtʃ|  American pronunciation of the word speech
Brit.  |spiːtʃ|  British pronunciation of the word speech

noun

- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (syn: address)
- (language) communication by word of mouth (syn: language)
his speech was garbled
- something spoken
he could hear them uttering merry speeches
- the exchange of spoken words
they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (syn: delivery)
her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech
- a lengthy rebuke (syn: lecture)
- words making up the dialogue of a play (syn: words)
the actor forgot his speech
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (syn: language)

Extra examples

She has to make a speech at the convention.

I was so flustered that I momentarily lost the power of speech.

Slang is used mostly in informal speech.

Many words are more common in speech than in writing.

I lost my power of speech.

His speech was broadcast on national radio.

He is foreigner by his speech.

Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of the class.

Collins gave the keynote speech (=most important speech).

Only humans are capable of speech.

In speech we use a smaller vocabulary than in writing.

Bob's speech was slurred, and he sounded drunk.

I detected a slight accent in his speech

The speech was clearly intended to court middle-class voters.

The President's speech addressed a number of important issues.

Word forms

noun
singular: speech
plural: speeches
Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×