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to speak on

a. With onward movement or action; continuously. Chiefly forming phrasal verbs with the sense ‘to continue to do’ the action being specified by the verb, as to speak on, hold on, work on, wait on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb]

forthOE

onOE

society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > be occupied with

work onOE

servec1330

lie1546

exercisea1616

travel1682

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)]

weenOE

weenc1000

thinklOE

lookc1225

hopec1330

trusta1387

wait onc1390

supposea1393

to wait after ——1393

to look after ——c1400

thinkc1480

attend1483

suppone1490

expect1535

to expect for1538

aspect1548

respect1549

look1560

ween1589

attend1591

propose1594

await1608

to presume on, upon, or of1608

to look forwards1637

prospect1652

to look for ——a1677

augur1678

anticipate1749

to look to ——1782

spect1839

contemplate1841–8

to look forward1848

eye1979

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (reflexive)]

were993

keepc1175

skere1390

wait onc1390

shroud14..

mantlec1475

fend1865

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for

keepc1000

waitc1200

aspya1250

awaita1250

wait onc1390

to wait on ——1390

forestall1413

belay1470

to lay fora1513

waylay1513

forelay1548

ambush1555

counterwait1562

to lie for1611

set1670

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 456 Se biscop..nyste butan hi sungon þone lofsang forð on.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11260 Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an. & tellesst forþ..Þa riseþþ upp þin tale anan.

c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 433 (MED) He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15784 Ȝe habbeoð..iherd..huhe wulle taken on & Oswi..al fordon.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2003 (MED) ‘Nay, certes,’ seide þemperour, ‘þer-fore, seie on sone.’

c1390 G. Chaucer Cook's Tale 4353 Now telle on, gentil Roger, by thy name.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) In savynge of oure lawys now telle on.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. K.iii With right good wyll, say on: lo, I thee here.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. 55 Now say on Diggon.

1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 148 Go on with your Tale.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year In some places no account at all was kept [of the number of deaths], but they worked on, the clerks and the sextons..not knowing what number they carried.

a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 60 Speculate on, good my Lord!

1820 G. Flagg Let. 6 Oct. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 25 If you should wish to hear some large stories about the western Country read on.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xx. 235 The regent waited on, and the event came.

1891 D. Russell Secret of River I. xiii. 289 He sent me money regular, to keep on the house.

1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna xi. 90 We snatched what we'd brownbagged while we worked on.

2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 33/2 If you've had your fill of shopping, do not read on.

extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹

to speak on ——

†1. To address or talk to (a person). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > addressing or speaking to > speak to or address [verb (transitive)]

speakc950

beclepec1220

enreason1297

saluec1300

calla1325

clepe1362

to speak on ——?1370

salutec1380

to call upon ——c1405

escry1483

assaya1522

treatc1540

accost1567

encounter1578

bespeaka1593

affront1598

parley1611

address1683

chin-chin1817

chat1898

?1370 Robert Cicyle in J.O. Halliwell Nugæ Poeticæ (1844) 58 Lowde on hym he began to speke.

c1420 Sir Amadace (Camden) xxxvii So come a mon..And speke on him fulle hastely.

†2. = To speak of (see to speak of —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 1, to speak of —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 1). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of

to speak of ——c825

sayOE

besayc1200

talk ofc1230

to make mention ofc1300

readc1300

yminnea1325

nevenc1330

to make mindc1350

toucha1375

famea1400

minta1400

clepec1400

rehearsec1405

recitec1436

reckonc1480

mentionatec1525

mention1530

to speak upon ——1535

name1542

repeatc1550

voice1597

commemorate1599

to speak on ——1600

notice1611

quote1612

to make vent ofa1616

memorate1623

mensh1928

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 57 I am well spoke on, I can heare it with mine owne eares.

1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 28 The Baptism of Christ..is that one Baptism spoken on in Ephes. 4.

3. To discourse upon (a subject, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > discuss (a topic)

talka1387

rolla1413

descant?1532

to speak to ——1610

to speak unto ——1639

to go into ——1697

cuff1746

to speak on ——1819

tongue1841

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 15 Mr. Haystone speaks on a subject on which you have long since agreed to give him a favourable hearing.

1876 Nature 7 Dec. 128 The Society..has invited Prof. Nordenskjöld to speak on the Kara Sea and Jenissei.

extracted from speakv.

as lemmas

单词	speak on
释义	> as lemmas to speak on a. With onward movement or action; continuously. Chiefly forming phrasal verbs with the sense ‘to continue to do’ the action being specified by the verb, as to speak on, hold on, work on, wait on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > [adverb] forthOE onOE society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > be occupied with work onOE servec1330 lie1546 exercisea1616 travel1682 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > protect or defend [verb (reflexive)] were993 keepc1175 skere1390 wait onc1390 shroud14.. mantlec1475 fend1865 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 456 Se biscop..nyste butan hi sungon þone lofsang forð on. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11260 Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an. & tellesst forþ..Þa riseþþ upp þin tale anan. c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 433 (MED) He heold on to herien his heaðene maumez. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 15784 Ȝe habbeoð..iherd..huhe wulle taken on & Oswi..al fordon. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2003 (MED) ‘Nay, certes,’ seide þemperour, ‘þer-fore, seie on sone.’ c1390 G. Chaucer Cook's Tale 4353 Now telle on, gentil Roger, by thy name. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) In savynge of oure lawys now telle on. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. K.iii With right good wyll, say on: lo, I thee here. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Sept. 55 Now say on Diggon. 1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 148 Go on with your Tale. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year In some places no account at all was kept [of the number of deaths], but they worked on, the clerks and the sextons..not knowing what number they carried. a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 60 Speculate on, good my Lord! 1820 G. Flagg Let. 6 Oct. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 25 If you should wish to hear some large stories about the western Country read on. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xx. 235 The regent waited on, and the event came. 1891 D. Russell Secret of River I. xiii. 289 He sent me money regular, to keep on the house. 1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna xi. 90 We snatched what we'd brownbagged while we worked on. 2002 Time Out 2 Jan. 33/2 If you've had your fill of shopping, do not read on. extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹ to speak on —— to speak on —— †1. To address or talk to (a person). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > addressing or speaking to > speak to or address [verb (transitive)] speakc950 beclepec1220 enreason1297 saluec1300 calla1325 clepe1362 to speak on ——?1370 salutec1380 to call upon ——c1405 escry1483 assaya1522 treatc1540 accost1567 encounter1578 bespeaka1593 affront1598 parley1611 address1683 chin-chin1817 chat1898 ?1370 Robert Cicyle in J.O. Halliwell Nugæ Poeticæ (1844) 58 Lowde on hym he began to speke. c1420 Sir Amadace (Camden) xxxvii So come a mon..And speke on him fulle hastely. †2. = To speak of (see to speak of —— 1 at Phrasal verbs 1, to speak of —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 1). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of to speak of ——c825 sayOE besayc1200 talk ofc1230 to make mention ofc1300 readc1300 yminnea1325 nevenc1330 to make mindc1350 toucha1375 famea1400 minta1400 clepec1400 rehearsec1405 recitec1436 reckonc1480 mentionatec1525 mention1530 to speak upon ——1535 name1542 repeatc1550 voice1597 commemorate1599 to speak on ——1600 notice1611 quote1612 to make vent ofa1616 memorate1623 mensh1928 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 57 I am well spoke on, I can heare it with mine owne eares. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 28 The Baptism of Christ..is that one Baptism spoken on in Ephes. 4. 3. To discourse upon (a subject, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > discuss (a topic) talka1387 rolla1413 descant?1532 to speak to ——1610 to speak unto ——1639 to go into ——1697 cuff1746 to speak on ——1819 tongue1841 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 15 Mr. Haystone speaks on a subject on which you have long since agreed to give him a favourable hearing. 1876 Nature 7 Dec. 128 The Society..has invited Prof. Nordenskjöld to speak on the Kara Sea and Jenissei. extracted from speakv. < as lemmas
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