spoke

¹

[spohk]

verb

1. a simple past tense of speak.

2. Nonstandard.,  a past participle of speak.

3. Archaic.,  a past participle of speak.

spoke

²

[spohk]

noun

1. one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe.

2. something that resembles the spoke of a wheel.

3. a handlelike projection from the rim of a wheel, as a ship's steering wheel.

4. a rung of a ladder.

verb (used with object)

spoked, spoking 

1. to fit or furnish with or as with spokes.

spoke

¹

/ spəʊk /

noun

1. a radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim

2. a radial projection from the rim of a wheel, as in a ship's wheel

3. a rung of a ladder

4. to thwart someone's plans

verb

1. (tr) to equip with or as if with spokes

spoke

²

/ spəʊk /

verb

1. the past tense of speak

2. archaic,  a past participle of speak

Other Word Forms

• spokeless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoke¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English spāca; cognate with Dutch speek, German Speiche

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoke¹

Old English spāca

Example Sentences

Ballmer couldn’t explain why Leonard did no marketing or endorsement work for Aspiration, telling Shelburne that he never spoke with the player about his deal with the company.

From Los Angeles Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke "at length" with the parents of both men following the video's release, according to a statement from his office.

From BBC

He’s on record as supporting the Green New Deal and universal health insurance, and spoke alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders when the progressive icon’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour came to Southern California.

From Salon

She spoke of talented children trapped by deprivation - describing "estates with Berlin Walls around them" - and subsequently set up a charity to help young people get access to learning instruments.

From BBC

“The way the whole thing developed, it just felt organic and authentic, because it spoke to the power of numbers in baseball,” Stark said.

From Los Angeles Times