"speak of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-to speak of.ogg [Australia] Forms: speaks of [present, singular, third-person], speaking of [participle, present], spoke of [past], spoken of [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|speken of|t=to speak of, speak about}} Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”), {{der|en|enm|ofspeken|t=to speak of, speak about}} Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”) Head templates: {{en-verb|speak<,,spoke,spoken> of}} speak of (third-person singular simple present speaks of, present participle speaking of, simple past spoke of, past participle spoken of)
  1. (transitive, phrasal verb) To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest. Tags: phrasal, transitive, verb Related terms: to speak of
    Sense id: en-speak_of-en-verb-Jf2jzUp2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (of)

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