Meaning & use
spoke
Used words aloud to communicate; the simple past tense of speak.
See it in a sentence
She spoke calmly to the crowd despite feeling nervous about the presentation.
He spoke to his manager privately before the announcement was made public.
A note on using this word
Spoke is the simple past tense, while spoken is the past participle used with have or be, as in "has spoken."
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Another way to use it
2. noun
One of the rods connecting the center hub of a wheel to its outer rim.
A broken spoke made the bicycle wheel wobble with every rotation.
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