speak too soon in English

Forms: speaks too soon [present, singular, third-person], speaking too soon [participle, present], spoke too soon [past], spoken too soon [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|speak<,,spoke,spoken> too soon}} speak too soon (third-person singular simple present speaks too soon, present participle speaking too soon, simple past spoke too soon, past participle spoken too soon)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speaks too soon",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speaking too soon",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spoke too soon",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spoken too soon",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "speak<,,spoke,spoken> too soon"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "Uh-oh, it's started raining again. I spoke too soon when I said the weather was brightening up.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way."
      ],
      "id": "en-speak_too_soon-en-verb-Gv2sm4kU",
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "puhua liian hätäisesti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "puhua liian aikaisin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "parler trop vite"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "źle przewidywać"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "źle przewidzieć"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zapeszać"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zapeszyć"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "speak too soon"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speaks too soon",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speaking too soon",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spoke too soon",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spoken too soon",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "speak<,,spoke,spoken> too soon"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "English verbs",
        "Translation table header lacks gloss"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Uh-oh, it's started raining again. I spoke too soon when I said the weather was brightening up.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To say something that is then contradicted by events, normally in an unwelcome way."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "puhua liian hätäisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "puhua liian aikaisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "parler trop vite"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "źle przewidywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "źle przewidzieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapeszać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapeszyć"
    }
  ],
  "word": "speak too soon"
}

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"speak too soon" meaning in English

Verb