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speak up

British pronunciation/spˈiːk ˈʌp/
American pronunciation/spˈiːk ˈʌp/
to speak up
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
[phrase form: speak]
1

express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

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2

to speak in a louder voice

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Examples
1I'm sorry, can you speak up?
2He had to find the courage to speak up in front of the audience.
3She's quiet, but she speaks up when it's important.
4She's afraid to speak up because she doesn't want to fall out with her bread and butter.
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