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speak to

verb

  1. to address (a person)

  2. to reprimand

    your father will speak to you later

  3. formalto give evidence of or comments on (a subject)

    who will speak to this item?

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"When I speak to men about their opinions on shorts, they tend to say that they don't feel comfortable wearing them when not on holiday," Carmen says.

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We have managed to speak to several young Iranians who oppose the regime - and have protested against it in the past - in recent days, however.

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A sheriff says a teenager's "wholly inappropriate" placement in an adult psychiatric ward may have contributed to his reluctance to speak to health professionals before his suicide.

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Others said they had been denied access to a telephone to speak to loved ones and lawyers, even after repeatedly filling out forms.

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McDonnell in the aftermath said that he expected officers in such situations to speak to neighbors to gather more information before clearing a call, he said that police can’t rush into every home given the rise in so-called swatting calls — a dangerous prank in which people make false reports of violence in an effort to provoke a large emergency response.

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