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speak vs hold forth

hold forth vs speak

speak and hold forth both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speak No No Yes No
hold forth No No Yes No
As verbs, hold forth is a hyponym of speak; that is, hold forth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speak:
  • speak: exchange thoughts; talk with
  • hold forth: talk at length and formally about a topic
Other hyponyms of speak include carry on, continue, go on, proceed, discourse, dissertate, pontificate, orate, talk down, spiel, dogmatise, dogmatize, cheek, level, talk turkey, monologuise, monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize, converse, discourse, butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance, dish the dirt, gossip, rap.
speak (verb) hold forth (verb)
express in speech talk at length and formally about a topic
exchange thoughts; talk with
use language
give a speech to
make a characteristic or natural sound
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