"speak of" meaning in English

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        "3": "speken of",
        "t": "to speak of, speak about"
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      "expansion": "Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”)",
      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "ofspeken",
        "t": "to speak of, speak about"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”).",
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        "past"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This act speaks of his kindness.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Wang spoke of how the area had changed.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest."
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          "foretell",
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          "suggest",
          "suggest"
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        "(transitive, phrasal verb) To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest."
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    {
      "form": "spoke of",
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        "past"
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