speakest
Thou dost vocalize
Speakest is an archaic second-person singular form of speak, used with thou: Thou speakest the truth.
The -est ending appears throughout the King James Bible and Shakespeare, marking verbs paired with thou.
Modern readers encounter it mainly in historical texts, religious liturgy, or deliberately antiquated speech.
Archaic second-person pronoun
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
- thyOld possessive pronoun
- thineYours, archaically
- hastArchaic form of have
doth · shalt · wilt · art · ere · whence · whither · wherefore
Formal public speech
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- addressSpeak to formally
declaim · pronounce · articulate · enunciate · oratory · proclamation · declaration · exhortation
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
hast · doth · shalt · wilt · art · ere · whence · whither · wherefore · methinks
oration
Formal public speech
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
address · declaim · pronounce · articulate · enunciate · oratory · proclamation · declaration · exhortation · persuasion
scripture
Sacred religious writings
parable · apostle · gospel · revelation · commandment · testimony · verse · chapter · covenant · epistle
bard
Poet of epics
pentameter · Hamlet · Othello · Macbeth · Juliet · Stratford · monologue · aside · player · stage
- public speakerOne who addresses gatherings
- native speakerOne who grew up speaking it
- guest speakerInvited outside presenter
- motivational speakerOne who delivers uplifting addresses
- the speakerPerson delivering remarks
- smart speakerAudio device with AI