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Read the following words which may be used in place of speak-
| talk | utter | tell | announce | declare |
| voice (an opinion, etc.) | Converse | say | chat | gossip |
| lecture | communicate | explain | uphold (an opinion) | support |
| praise | recommend | request | urge | plead |
| introduce | mention | refer to | discuss | remark on |
| rebuke | comment on | scold | chide | criticise |
| berate | pull up | reproach | admonish | suggest |
| indicate | mean | denote | show | reflect |
| express | reveal | |||
Try to translate these words into your mother tongue to show the different shades of meaning.
Solution
- talk - बोलणे
- utter - उच्चारणे
- tell - सांगणे
- announce - घोषणा करणे
- declare - जाहीर करणे
- voice (an opinion, etc.) - आवाज उठवणे(मतप्रदर्शन करणे वगैरे)
- converse - संभाषण करणे
- say - म्हणणे
- chat - गप्पा मारणे
- gossip - कुचाळक्या करणे
- lecture - व्याख्यान देणे
- communicate - संवाद साधणे
- explain- स्पष्टीकरण देणे
- uphold (an opinion) - मान्य करणे (मत)
- support - अनुमोदन करणे
- praise - प्रशंसा करणे
- recommend - शिफारस करणे
- request - विनंती करणे
- urge - उद्युक्त करणे
- plead - आर्जव / विनंती करणे
- introduce - परिचय करूनदेणे
- mention - उल्लेख करणे
- refer to - संदर्भ देणे
- discuss - चर्चा करणे
- remark on - नोंद करणे
- rebuke - दोष देणे
- comment on - टिप्पणी देणे
- scold - दरडावणे
- chide - धमकावणे
- criticise - टीका करणे
- berate - खडसावणे
- pull up - उचलून धरणे
- reproach - निंदा करणे/ दूषण देणे
- admonish - समज देणे / ताकीद देणे
- suggest - सुचवणे
- indicate - दाखवून देणे
- mean - अर्थ असणे
- denote - निर्देश करणे/दर्शवणे
- show - प्रकट करणे / व्यक्त करणे
- reflect - दर्शवणे
- express - व्यक्त होणे
- reveal - उघड करणे
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