English · Common Verbs
speaks
/spiːks/
[/spiːks/]
third-person singular of speak
Beginnerverb
Definition
Third-person singular present of 'speak': he, she, or it says words aloud.
Example
She speaks four languages fluently and often helps tourists who get lost in the city.
She speaks four languages fluently and often helps tourists who get lost in the city.
Etymology
From Old English 'sprecan' (to speak).
How & Where It’s Used
Used with singular subjects in the present tense.