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Engaging in Verbal Communication

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to announce
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to communicate
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to chat
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to narrate
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to mention
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to discuss
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to gossip
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to debate
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to state
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to talk
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to argue
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to interact
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to negotiate
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to report
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to tell
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to declare
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to indicate
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to point out
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to speak
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to whisper
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to shout
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to mumble
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to socialize
to announce
to announce
Verb
a
ə
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n
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
c
s
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to make plans or decisions known by officially telling people about them

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The CEO announces the company's quarterly results during the board meeting.
The principal announces important events over the school intercom every morning.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to communicate
to communicate
Verb
c
k
o
ə
mm
m
u
ju:
n
n
i
ɪ
c
k
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to chat
to chat
Verb
ch
ʧ
a
æ
t
t

to send and receive messages on an online platform

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to narrate
Verb
n
n
a
ɛ
rr
r
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to explain the events taking place in a movie, documentary, etc. as part of the program itself

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to mention
to mention
Verb
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

to say something about someone or something, without giving much detail

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to discuss
to discuss
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
c
k
u
ʌ
ss
s

to talk about something with someone, often in a formal manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to gossip
to gossip
Verb
g
g
o
ɑ
ss
s
i
ə
p
p

to talk about the private lives of others with someone, often sharing secrets or spreading untrue information

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to debate
to debate
Verb
d
d
e
ə
b
b
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to formally discuss a matter, usually in a structured setting

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to state
to state
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to clearly and formally express something in speech or writing

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to talk
to talk
Verb
t
t
a
ɑ:
l
k
k

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to argue
to argue
Verb
a
ɑ:
r
r
g
g
u
ju:
e

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to interact
to interact
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
t
e
ɜ
r
r
a
æ
c
k
t
t

to communicate with others, particularly while spending time with them

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to negotiate
to negotiate
Verb
n
n
e
ə
g
g
o
oʊ
t
ʃ
ia
ieɪ
t
t
e

to discuss the terms of an agreement or try to reach one

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to report
to report
Verb
r
r
e
i
p
p
o
ɔ
r
r
t
t

to give a written or spoken description of an event to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to tell
to tell
Verb
t
t
e
ɛ
ll
l

to use words and give someone information

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to declare
to declare
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
c
k
l
l
a
ɛ
r
r
e

to officially tell people something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to indicate
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
d
d
i
ə
c
k
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to mention or express something in few words

contraindicate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to point out
Verb
uk flag
/pˈɔɪnt ˈaʊt/

to show or mention something to someone and give them enough information to take notice

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
point
phrase's particle
out
to speak
to speak
Verb
s
s
p
p
ea
i:
k
k

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to whisper
to whisper
Verb
wh
hw
i
ɪ
s
s
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r

to speak very softly or quietly, usually to avoid being overheard by others who are nearby

shout

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to shout
to shout
Verb
sh
ʃ
o
a
u
ʊ
t
t

to speak loudly, often associated with expressing anger or when you cannot hear what the other person is saying

whisper

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to mumble
to mumble
Verb
m
m
u
ə
m
m
b
b
ə
l
l
e

to speak in a low or unclear voice, often so that the words are difficult to understand

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to socialize
to socialize
Verb
s
s
o
oʊ
c
ʃ
ia
ə
l
l
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to interact and spend time with people

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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