Collocations for "speech"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "speech" in context.
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speech
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [long, lengthy, drawn out, rousing, boring, fiery] speech
- [a key, the main, a pivotal, an inspirational] speech
- [an Oscar, a Grammy, a BAFTA, an award] speech
- a [televised, live, broadcast] speech
- the [King's, Queen's, royal] speech
- a [wedding, best man's, presidential, political] speech
- [plan, write, think out, improvise, practice] a (wedding) speech
- [make, deliver, give] a speech
- please keep your speech [brief, short]
- [pay attention to, fall asleep during] the speech
- it was [mentioned, brought up, referred to] in the speech
- [clear, stuttered, slurred, nervous, stammered, eloquent] speech
- has problems with her speech
- the [power, ability, gift] of speech
- the [various, different] parts of speech
- [study, learn, understand, teach] the parts of speech
- has a speech [impediment, disorder, problem]
- speech [therapy, recognition, applications]
- [is, works as] a speech therapist
'speech' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pope
- acceptance
- aid
- articulate
- assured
- authority
- awe
- backlash
- beautiful
- bomb
- book
- born
- calm
- canned
- care
- champion
- character
- colloquial
- coming
- compose
- composed
- conclude
- controversy
- conversion
- convince
- correct
- couch
- cover
- cue
- deeply
- delightful
- deliver
- demonstration
- disaster
- drag
- dramatic
- drone
- embarrassment
- emotional
- emphasis
- essence
- excellent
- exception
- famous
- fiery
- fighter
- figure
- fit
- flair
- flattering