VERB
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speak louder; raise one's voice
The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up -
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
John spoke up at the meeting
How To Use speak up In A Sentence
- The invisible components of civil society, whose extent is largely unknown, consist of those who prefer a personal rather than a ready-made set of values, people who never speak up, and people who admittedly do not want to be bothered.
- But thou must take responsibility for thy own decisions, speak up for thyself. THE ANCIENT FUTURE: THE DARK AGE
- It's time to speak up for those who are suffering injustice.
- As an Australian I feel obliged to speak up for the splade, which is our own variation on the spork concept. About sporks
- If it continues to be a problem, they're going to have to speak up and articulate their position.
- Some students will be highly cooperative and attentive, and will speak up readily regarding the assignment.
- Their inability to speak up for themselves, their numbing inhibitions, their fear of exposure is the psychological residue of this catharsis.
- But then perhaps few have the nerve to speak up with their unit commander and two captains looking on.
- Some students will be highly cooperative and attentive, and will speak up readily regarding the assignment.
- He snickered amusedly and was about to speak up when suddenly, an alert window blipped onto his screen.
