"spreken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈspreːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-spreken.ogg
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch sprēken, from Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|sprēken}} Middle Dutch sprēken, {{inh|nl|odt|sprecan}} Old Dutch sprecan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*sprekaną}} Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} spreken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|spreek|sprak|sproken|spreke|sprake|spraakt|class=4}} Forms: strong [table-tags], spreken [infinitive], spreken [gerund, neuter], spreek [first-person, present, singular], sprak [first-person, past, singular], spreekt [present, second-person, singular], sprak [past, second-person, singular], spreekt [formal, present, second-person, singular], sprak [formal, past, second-person, singular], spreekt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], spreekt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], spraakt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], spraakt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], spreekt [present, singular, third-person], sprak [past, singular, third-person], spreken [plural, present], spraken [past, plural], spreke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], sprake [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], spreken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], spraken [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], spreek [imperative, present, singular], spreekt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], sprekend [participle, present], gesproken [participle, past]
  1. (transitive or intransitive) to speak Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: praten Related terms: spraak, spreuk, sprookje
    Sense id: en-spreken-nl-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 5 7 Derived forms: aanspreken, afspreken, bespreken, gesprek, inspreken, spreekkoor, spreekrecht, spreekstalmeester, spreektaal, sprekenderwijs, spreker, tegenspreken, toespreken, uitspreken, vanzelfsprekend, verspreken, vrijspreken

Verb [Low German]

Etymology: From Old Saxon sprekan. Cognate to Dutch spreken, German sprechen, West Frisian sprekke, English speak. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|nds|osx|sprekan}} Old Saxon sprekan, {{cog|nl|spreken}} Dutch spreken, {{cog|de|sprechen}} German sprechen, {{cog|fy|sprekke}} West Frisian sprekke, {{cog|en|speak}} English speak Head templates: {{head|nds|verb|past singular|sprook|past participle|spraken|auxiliary verb|hebben}} spreken (past singular sprook, past participle spraken, auxiliary verb hebben) Inflection templates: {{nds-conj-st|spreek|sprick|sprook|sprok|sprak|class=4}}, {{nds-conj-table|spreek|spricks(t)|sprick(t)|spreekt, spreeken|sprook|sprooks(t)|sprook|sproken|spreek|spreekt|spreken|(e)spraken, gespraken|head=spreken (class 4 strong verb)}} Forms: sprook [past, singular], spraken [participle, past], hebben [auxiliary], strong [table-tags], spreken [infinitive], spreek [first-person, present, singular], sprook [first-person, preterite, singular], spricks [present, second-person, singular], sprickst [present, second-person, singular], sprooks [preterite, second-person, singular], sprookst [preterite, second-person, singular], sprick [present, singular, third-person], sprickt [present, singular, third-person], sprook [preterite, singular, third-person], spreekt [plural, present], spreeken [plural, present], sproken [plural, preterite], spreek [present, singular], spreken [present], spraken [past], espraken [past], gespraken [past]
  1. to speak Synonyms: snacken, spräken
    Sense id: en-spreken-nds-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 44 44 5 7

Verb [Middle Dutch]

Forms: sprēken [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|dum|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|dum|odt|sprecan}} Old Dutch sprecan, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=sprēken|head2=}} sprēken, {{dum-verb|head=sprēken}} sprēken
  1. to speak, to say
    Sense id: en-spreken-dum-verb-Q4BgWBZW
  2. to speak/talk to
    Sense id: en-spreken-dum-verb-zqrguOjn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: besprēken

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spreken meaning in All languages combined (11.0kB)

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          "text": "Hij spreekt vloeiend Nederlands.",
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          "text": "Ik kan niet spreken als ik mijn mond vol heb.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈspreːkə(n)/"
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            "1": "li",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
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          "talk",
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}
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    "Middle Dutch lemmas",
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    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch verbs"
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    {
      "word": "aanspreken"
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    {
      "word": "afspreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "bespreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "gesprek"
    },
    {
      "word": "inspreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreekkoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreekrecht"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreekstalmeester"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreektaal"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprekenderwijs"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreker"
    },
    {
      "word": "tegenspreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "toespreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "uitspreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "vanzelfsprekend"
    },
    {
      "word": "verspreken"
    },
    {
      "word": "vrijspreken"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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    {
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "nl-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "4",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
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    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sprak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "present",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraakt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraakt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprekend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gesproken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "hyphenation": [
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    {
      "args": {
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        "6": "spraakt",
        "class": "4"
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      "name": "nl-conj-st"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "spraak"
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    {
      "word": "spreuk"
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    {
      "word": "sprookje"
    }
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      "categories": [
        "Dutch basic verbs",
        "Dutch class 4 strong verbs",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Dutch terms with audio links",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Dutch transitive verbs",
        "Dutch verbs",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːkən",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/eːkən/2 syllables"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He speaks Dutch fluently.",
          "text": "Hij spreekt vloeiend Nederlands.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't speak when my mouth is full.",
          "text": "Ik kan niet spreken als ik mijn mond vol heb.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Can you speak louder? I can't hear you well.",
          "text": "Kun je luider spreken? Ik hoor je niet goed.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She spoke with enthusiasm about her new job.",
          "text": "Ze sprak met enthousiasme over haar nieuwe baan.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak"
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        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive or intransitive) to speak"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "praten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspreːkə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːkən"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-spreken.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/Nl-spreken.ogg/Nl-spreken.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Nl-spreken.ogg",
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}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle Dutch class 5 strong verbs",
    "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Dutch lemmas",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
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        "2": "osx",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
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        "2": "speak"
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      "expansion": "English speak",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "sprook",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "hebben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "nds-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "4 strong verb",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sprook",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spricks",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprickst",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sprooks",
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      "tags": [
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprookst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprick",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprickt",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sprook",
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      "tags": [
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spreekt",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "spreeken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sproken",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "preterite"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spreek",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gespraken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past singular",
        "4": "sprook",
        "5": "past participle",
        "6": "spraken",
        "7": "auxiliary verb",
        "8": "hebben"
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      "expansion": "spreken (past singular sprook, past participle spraken, auxiliary verb hebben)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "sprick",
        "3": "sprook",
        "4": "sprok",
        "5": "sprak",
        "class": "4"
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    {
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        "1": "spreek",
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        "3": "sprick(t)",
        "4": "spreekt, spreeken",
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        "6": "sprooks(t)",
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        "Low German class 4 strong verbs",
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low German verbs"
      ],
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        "to speak"
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          "speak"
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      "word": "snacken"
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      "word": "spräken"
    }
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}

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    "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle Dutch lemmas",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle Dutch verbs"
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    {
      "word": "besprēken"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: spreken"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "li",
            "2": "spraeke"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Limburgish: spraeke"
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      "name": "dercat"
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    {
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sprēken",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "sprēken",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sprēken",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "sprēken"
      },
      "expansion": "sprēken",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, to say"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak/talk to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spreken"
}

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