Speak up meaning
Speak up is a phrasal verb that means to speak more loudly, or to say your opinion openly.
- Past simple
- spoke up
- Past participle
- spoken up
- -ing form
- speaking up
What speak up means
speak louderB2
To speak more loudly, or to say your opinion openly
Could you speak up? I can't hear you.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does speak up mean?
To speak more loudly, or to say your opinion openly.
What is the past tense of speak up?
Spoke up. The past participle is spoken up.
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