-spoken combines with adverbs and adjectives to form adjectives which indicate how someone speaks.
The woman was smartly dressed and well-spoken.
...a soft-spoken man in his early thirties.
spoken in British English
(ˈspəʊkən)
verb
1. the past participle of speak
adjective
2.
uttered through the medium of speech
Compare written
3. (in combination)
having speech as specified
soft-spoken
4. spoken for
spoken in American English
(ˈspoʊkən)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1. pp. of
speak
adjective
2.
uttered; oral
3.
characterized by or uttered in a (specified) kind of voice
soft-spoken
Idioms:
spoken for
Examples of 'spoken' in a sentence
spoken
He'd completed the route five times, passing right in front of them, and not once had he spoken.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001)
All related terms of 'spoken'
speak
When you speak , you use your voice in order to say something.
unspeak
to unsay, or retract
fair-spoken
civil , courteous , or elegant in speech
free-spoken
speaking frankly or without restraint
slow-spoken
tending to speak slowly
soft-spoken
Someone who is soft-spoken has a quiet , gentle voice.
spoken for
engaged , reserved , or allocated
spoken word
The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech , for example in contrast to written texts or music .
well-spoken
A well-spoken person speaks in a polite correct way and with an accent which is considered socially acceptable.
plain-spoken
If you say that someone is plain-spoken , you mean that they say exactly what they think , even when they know that what they say may not please other people.
rough-spoken
rude or uncouth in speech; blunt
short-spoken
tending to be abrupt in speech
smooth-spoken
speaking or spoken in a gently persuasive or competent manner
be spoken for
If a person or thing is spoken for or has been spoken for , someone has claimed them or asked for them, so no-one else can have them.
speak for
to speak as a representative of (other people)
speak out
If you speak out against something or in favour of something, you say publicly that you think it is bad or good.
speak to
to address (a person)
speak up
If you speak up , you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing.
Chinese translation of 'spoken'
spoken
(ˈspəukn)
pp
ofspeak
Seespoke
Nearby words of
spoken
spoil
spoilt
spoke
spoken
spokesman
spokesperson
spokeswoman
All related terms of 'spoken'
speak
( language ) 讲(講) jiǎng ⇒ They both spoke English. → 他们两个都讲英语。 Tāmen liǎng gè dōu jiǎng Yīngyǔ.
words spoken in anger
气(氣)话(話) qìhuà
speak up
▶ speak up! 大声(聲)点(點)儿(兒)! dà shēng diǎnr!
speak for
( other people ) 代表 ... 讲(講)话(話) dàibiǎo ... jiǎnghuà ⇒ I think I can speak for everyone here when I express my sincere apologies. → 我想我能够代表这里的所有人表示由衷的歉意。 Wǒ xiǎng wǒ nénggòu dàibiǎo zhèlǐ de suǒyǒurén biǎoshì yóuzhōng de qiànyì.
speak out
畅(暢)所欲(慾)言 chàng suǒ yù yán
that picture is already spoken for
( reserved ) 那幅画(畫)已经(經)有人要了 nà fú huà yǐjīng yǒu rén yào le
(adjective)
Definition
said in speech
written and spoken communication skills
Synonyms
verbal
voiced
expressed
uttered
oral
All students have to take a written and oral examination.
said
told
unwritten
phonetic
by word of mouth
put into words
viva voce
phrase
See spoken for
Additional synonyms
in the sense of oral
Definition
spoken or verbal
All students have to take a written and oral examination.