Complete Definition of "speak up"

English
Verb
speak up
#idiom To talk more loudly or plainly.
#:Could you speak up? I can't hear you.
#idiom To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.
#:I feel that somebody has to speak up for those oppressed by the system.
#:Speak up if I'm bothering you.

See also
pipe up
speak out (2)

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