spoken
/ˈspoʊkən/
verb
- Past participle of 'speak' — used with 'have' or 'had' to describe an action of talking that happened before now.
- Have you spoken with your parents about the trip?
- I have spoken to the teacher about your grades.
- She had never spoken in public before that night.
adjective
- Expressed in speech rather than in writing; oral.
- Spoken language often includes slang and informal expressions.
- He gave a spoken apology instead of writing a letter.
- The spoken word can be more powerful than written text.
- Used in combination to describe the way someone speaks (e.g., well-spoken, soft-spoken).
- She is a very well-spoken young woman.
- He was quiet and soft-spoken, but everyone listened when he talked.
- The actor was known for being smooth-spoken on stage.