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And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.
Jean Ingelow

Meaning of "spake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPAKE

spake  [speɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spake is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spake in English.

WHAT DOES SPAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spake

Spake may refer to: ▪ Jeremy Spake, English TV personality ▪ Shannon Spake, American Sports reporter...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPAKE

PRESENT

Present
I spake
you spake
he/she/it spakes
we spake
you spake
they spake
Present continuous
I am spaking
you are spaking
he/she/it is spaking
we are spaking
you are spaking
they are spaking
Present perfect
I have spaked
you have spaked
he/she/it has spaked
we have spaked
you have spaked
they have spaked
Present perfect continuous
I have been spaking
you have been spaking
he/she/it has been spaking
we have been spaking
you have been spaking
they have been spaking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spaked
you spaked
he/she/it spaked
we spaked
you spaked
they spaked
Past continuous
I was spaking
you were spaking
he/she/it was spaking
we were spaking
you were spaking
they were spaking
Past perfect
I had spaked
you had spaked
he/she/it had spaked
we had spaked
you had spaked
they had spaked
Past perfect continuous
I had been spaking
you had been spaking
he/she/it had been spaking
we had been spaking
you had been spaking
they had been spaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spake
you will spake
he/she/it will spake
we will spake
you will spake
they will spake
Future continuous
I will be spaking
you will be spaking
he/she/it will be spaking
we will be spaking
you will be spaking
they will be spaking
Future perfect
I will have spaked
you will have spaked
he/she/it will have spaked
we will have spaked
you will have spaked
they will have spaked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spaking
you will have been spaking
he/she/it will have been spaking
we will have been spaking
you will have been spaking
they will have been spaking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spake
you would spake
he/she/it would spake
we would spake
you would spake
they would spake
Conditional continuous
I would be spaking
you would be spaking
he/she/it would be spaking
we would be spaking
you would be spaking
they would be spaking
Conditional perfect
I would have spake
you would have spake
he/she/it would have spake
we would have spake
you would have spake
they would have spake
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spaking
you would have been spaking
he/she/it would have been spaking
we would have been spaking
you would have been spaking
they would have been spaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spake
we let´s spake
you spake
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spake
Past participle
spaked
Present Participle
spaking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPAKE


Blake
bleɪk
brake
breɪk
break
breɪk
cake
keɪk
drake
dreɪk
fake
feɪk
jake
dʒeɪk
lake
leɪk
make
meɪk
mistake
mɪˈsteɪk
opaque
əʊˈpeɪk
paik
peɪk
radio-opaque
ˌreɪdɪəʊəʊˈpeɪk
radiopaque
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈpeɪk
roentgenopaque
ˌrɒntɡənəʊˈpeɪk
semiopaque
ˌsɛmɪəʊˈpeɪk
shake
ʃeɪk
snake
sneɪk
take
teɪk
wake
weɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPAKE

spaghettilike
spaghettini
spagirist
spagyric
spagyrical
spagyrically
spagyrist
spahee
spahi
Spain
Spalato
spaldeen
Spalding
spall
Spallanzani
spallation
spaller
spalpeen
spalt
spam

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPAKE

awake
birthday cake
bukkake
cheesecake
cupcake
devil´s food cake
earthquake
intake
pancake
pound cake
quake
rake
Red Deer Lake
remake
sake
salt lake
stake
Timberlake
undertake
uptake

Synonyms and antonyms of spake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPAKE

Find out the translation of spake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

habló
570 millions of speakers

English

spake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spake
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сказал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spahi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parla
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spahi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sprach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

speakの過去形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spahi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spahi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sipahinin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parlò
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mówił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сказав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a vorbit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελάλησε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spreek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

talte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spake

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPAKE»

The term «spake» is regularly used and occupies the 63.360 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spake» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spake

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QUOTES WITH «SPAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spake.
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Jean Ingelow
And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPAKE»

Discover the use of spake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thus Spake Zarathustra
NietzscheOCOs classic on the Superman, in a new, more accurate and more acute translation, recaptures his wordplay, emotional color and mock-Biblical tone, his boyish malice, cracked aphorisms, academic irreverence and gutter rhymes."
Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 2003
2
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Translation of: Also sprach Zarathustra.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 2010
3
Thus Spake David E.: The Collected Wit and Wisdom of the ...
Articles collected from Car and driver; Automobile magazine.
David E. Davis, 1999
4
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: By Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
A central irony of the text is that the style of the Bible is used by Nietzsche to present ideas of his which fundamentally oppose Judaeo-Christian morality and tradition. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, 2008
5
Thus Spake the Corpse: Poetry & essays
Before suspending publication earlier this year, Andrei Codrescu's controversial and notorious anti-literary literary magazine Exquisite Corpse had become a primary site of engaged dialogue among the non, brain-dead everywhere.
Andrei Codrescu, Laura Rosenthal, 1999
6
David P. Levine, Michael W. Spake, Barry S. Berlin, and ...
William Kuehnle. 32. Kmart's accounting personnel entered this false or misleading VATS information into the company's computerized accounting system, where it was eventually posted to the general ledger. As a result, Kmart's COGS was ...
William Kuehnle
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Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader, 1988-1998
Before suspending publication earlier this year, Andrei Codrescu's controversial and notorious anti-literary literary magazine Exquisite Corpse had become a primary site of engaged dialogue among the non, brain-dead everywhere.
Andrei Codrescu, Laura Rosenthal, 1999
8
Thus Spake Sri Shridi Sai Baba
B.Umamashwara Rao "The Spiritual Philosophy of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Shirdi 1 50.00 *Sri Shirdi Sai Baba 60.00 "Thus Spake Sri Shirdi Sai Baba 40.00 Dr. S.P Ruhela (Com. & Ed.) *The Immortal Fakir of Shirdi 150.00 *Sai Grace and Recent  ...
B. Umamaheshwara Rao
9
A Dictionary and Concordance of the Names of Persons and ...
And the Iiord called unto M., and the Lord spake unto M., saying the Lord spake unto M., saying 8, 19, 24. the Lord spake unto M. 2S. And the Lord spake unto M. Which the Lord commanded M. in And the Lord spake unto M., saying Ami M. did  ...
William Henderson, 1869
10
Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Beginner's Guide
This text investigates the background of Thus Spake Zarathustra, offering a concise summary of the book and giving close-up explanations of the most important arguments.
George Myerson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spake is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thus spake Pope Francis
The pope is being criticized for latching on to the wrong end of an environmental movement started by the reactionary and outdated faction of the Club of Rome, ... «Livemint, Jun 15»
2
ESPN draft coverage Thursday has a lot to offer, including Shannon …
Shannon Spake likely will be talking to Karl-Anthony Towns again Thursday after he's the first pick in the NBA draft. (Clay Jackson/cjackson@amnews.com). «Vaught's Views, Jun 15»
3
Thus Spake Mungo: The making of our immigration monsters
I've pondered it before and I am pondering it again – what is it about conservative immigration ministers? What makes them so horrible – nature or nurture? «Echonetdaily, Jun 15»
4
Gail Dean Spake
Gail Dean Spake, 73, of Inman died Friday, April 24, 2015 at his home after an extended illness. Born in Green Creek, N.C. and longtime native of Spartanburg, ... «Tryon Daily Bulletin, Apr 15»
5
Photo of Jahlil Okafor palming a basketball is outrageous
But the most shocking moment of the night came when ESPN's Shannon Spake reminded us how impressive the big man's mitts are with this photo of Okafor ... «SportingNews.com, Apr 15»
6
Thus spake Chanakya
If Chennai fish Chanakya is as clairvoyant as his minders are claiming he is, then India will take a further step in the 'Won't give it back' hype campaign by ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
7
Thus spake Bapu on cow slaughter, communalism... & hypocrisy
I'm sure you caught the fine speech sent by our Prime Minister at the unveiling of that Gandhi statue outside Westminster. You didn't? Perhaps you missed it ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
8
Thus Spake Mungo: Leadership woes carry on
After a couple of frantic weeks, Tony Abbott's bodyguards insist that the threat to his leadership has passed – or as he himself would probably prefer to describe ... «Echonetdaily, Mar 15»
9
Elkhart man fails in attempt to seek damages for arrest
Scott Spake, 50, who's worked for the city public works department for 31 years, this week saw his federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and several officers ... «The Elkhart Truth, Mar 15»
10
The Belfast phrasebook: sayings to help you spake like one of us
In fact, you have to be from here to even understand some of the conversations that take place. So for everyone else, here's our guide to Belfast spake. Share it ... «Belfast Live, Feb 15»

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