on speaking terms see under term

so to speak

As one might put it, as it were

speak a ship

To hail and speak to someone on board her

speak fair (archaic)

To address in conciliatory terms

speak for

1. To speak on behalf of or in favour of
2. To be a proof of or witness to
3. To bespeak or engage

speak in tongues see under tongue

speak one's mind see under mind

speak out

To speak boldly, freely, unreservedly, or so as to be easily heard (speakˈout noun)

speak the same language see under language

speak to

1. To converse with, address
2. To rebuke, scold
3. To attest, testify to
4. To comment on, discuss

speak up

1. To speak so as to be easily heard
2. To state one's opinions boldly

to speak of

Worth mentioning

term /tûrm/

noun

1. An end
2. The normal duration of a pregnancy, or its completion
3. Any limited period
4. The time for which anything lasts
5. A division of the academic or school year, alternating with holiday
6. A period of sittings (law)
7. (in pl) conditions, stipulations
8. (in pl) charge, fee
9. A quantity added to or subtracted from others in an expression (mathematics)
10. An item in a series
11. Either of the two quantities in a ratio (mathematics)
12. That which may be a subject or predicate of a proposition (logic)
13. A word used in a specially understood or defined sense
14. An expression generally
15. (in pl) language generally
16. A limit, boundary (archaic)
17. A term day
18. (in pl) a footing, relation
19. (in pl) respect (Shakespeare)
20. A bust in continuity with its pedestal (art and archaeology)

transitive verb

To call, designate

termˈer noun

1. A person who came to town during a law term (historical)
2. A termor (obsolete)

termˈless adjective

1. Endless
2. Inexpressible (Shakespeare)
3. Unconditional

termˈly adjective and adverb noun

A publication appearing once a term

termˈor or (obsolete) termˈer noun

A person who holds an estate for a term of years or for life

term assurance noun

A usu cheap form of life insurance which pays out only if the insured dies within the period specified

term day noun

A day of the year fixed for some purpose, such as payment of rent, the beginning or end of a tenancy, hiring of servants, household removals

term of art noun

A term having a special meaning in a certain art, craft, etc, a technical term

term of years noun

An interest or estate in land for a fixed period

terms of reference see under refer

terms of trade plural noun

Relation between export and import prices in national accounts

termˈ-time noun and adjective

bring to terms

To compel to the acceptance of conditions

come to terms

1. To come to an agreement
2. To submit

come to terms with

To find a way of living with (some personal trouble or difficulty)

eat one's terms see under eat

in terms

1. In so many words, explicitly
2. Engaged in negotiations

in terms of

1. Having or using as unit
2. In the language peculiar to
3. In respect of, with regard to

keep a term

To give the regular attendance during a period of study

longˈ- or shortˈ-termer

A person serving respectively a long or short prison sentence

make terms

To reach an agreement

on speaking terms

1. Friendly enough to speak to each other
2. Well enough acquainted to speak

on terms

1. In friendly relations
2. On an equal footing

stand upon terms

To insist upon conditions