speak up meaning

speak up as a verb

1. express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
   • John spoke up at the meeting

   Synonyms: opine, speak out, animadvert, sound off

   Type of: declare

   Kinds: editorialize

2. speak louder; raise one's voice
   • The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up

   Type of: talk

speak up in a sentence

• Sooner or later, someone is going to have to speak up.
• If there's anyone here who disagrees with me, speak up now.
• I think that it's time for me to speak up.
• William didn't speak up until Sandra left.
• If you have any trouble, please speak up.

How to pronounce speak up

speak up is pronounced /spiːk ʌp/ in British English and /spik ʌp/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.