SPOKE

To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

Example: "I was so surprised i couldn't speak."

To have a conversation.

Example: "It's been ages since we've spoken."

(by extension) to communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

Example: "Actions speak louder than words."

To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

Example: "This evening i shall speak on the topic of correct english usage."

To be able to communicate in a language.

Example: "He speaks mandarin fluently."

To utter.

Example: "I was so surprised that i couldn't speak a word."

To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

(sometimes humorous) to understand (as though it were a language).

Example: "So you can program in c. but do you speak c++?"

To produce a sound; to sound.

Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.

To address; to accost; to speak to.