CEFR A1

speech

noun

Meaning

The ability to speak, or the way someone speaks.

Examples

She has a beautiful singing voice.
He lost his speech after the accident.

Synonyms: talk, voice, address, oration

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speech (A1)

noun

Pronunciation: /spiːtʃ/

Definition

The ability to speak, or the way someone speaks.

Examples

She has a beautiful singing voice.
He lost his speech after the accident.
The baby is learning to form words and speech.

How to Use speech

speech impediment (collocation): A difficulty in speaking clearly. — "He has a speech impediment that makes him hard to understand."
in speech (prepositional phrase): Related to the act of speaking. — "The word sounds different in speech and in writing."

Synonyms of speech

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Antonyms of speech

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