speak to somebody

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Meaning · English

talk to someone, often to give or get information

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nói chuyện với ai đó, thường để trao đổi thông tin

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Literally: use voice to convey message

Register: neutral

Examples

I will speak to her about the meeting

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “speak to somebody” mean?

talk to someone, often to give or get information Literally: use voice to convey message

Is “speak to somebody” formal or informal?

speak to somebody is generally neutral.