( speaks    3rd person present)   ( speaking    present
participle)   ( spoke    past tense)   ( spoken    past
participle  ) 1       verb   When you speak, you use your voice
in order to say something.   I rang the hotel and spoke to
Louie...      V to/with n   She says she must speak with you at
once...      V to/with n   She cried when she spoke of Oliver.  
   V of/about n I spoke these idiotic words.      V n  
  spoken      adj   ADJ n   2       verb   When someone speaksto
a group of people, they make a speech.   When speaking to the
seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent
visit to Trinidad...      V to n   He's determined to speak at
the Democratic Convention...      V   The President spoke of the
need for territorial compromise.      V of n   He said it was
the job of the Church to speak for the underprivileged...      V
for n   I speak for all 7,000 members of our organization...  
 V for n   He doesn't speak English...      V n   5       verb  
People sometimes mention som