spoken B1 Topic:Communication US /ˈspoʊ.kən/ UK /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/ See IPA manual Freq #2404 Meanings 1 verb Past participle of speak. Not a word had been spoken since they left the house. 2 adj Expressed in speech rather than in writing. The exam tests both spoken and written English. Thesaurus Synonyms oralverbal ↔ Opposites unspoken Word family Derived forms aforespokenfair-spokenfine-spokenforespokenfoul-spokenfree-spokennonspokenoutspokenplain-spokenplainspokenshort-spokensmooth-spoken Common collocations spoken word Adjective + noun Etymology Morphologically spoke + -n. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spoken **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspoʊ.kən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/ **Frequency rank:** 2404 ## Meanings 1. Past participle of speak. 2. Expressed in speech rather than in writing. ## Examples - Not a word had been spoken since they left the house. - The exam tests both spoken and written English. ## Synonyms - oral - verbal ## Antonyms - unspoken ## Derived Forms - aforespoken - fair-spoken - fine-spoken - forespoken - foul-spoken - free-spoken - nonspoken - outspoken - plain-spoken - plainspoken - short-spoken - smooth-spoken ## Etymology Morphologically spoke + -n. ## Topics - Communication markdown