to read (aloud).

to communicate; to indicate.

to utter (a word or words); to speak.

to explain a difficult literary work, passage, etc. in a lucid manner.

to convey (something) in spoken words; to tell; to speak; to utter.

to announce as to make (something) known widely; to proclaim.

to make a sound or sounds.

to make (something) clear, plain or understandable; to explain.

to repeat a syllable or sing a chant; to chant.

to render a verse in a prose form.

that which is spoken; speech.

a word.

a command; an order; a behest.

a group of syntactically related words that states, asks, commands or exclaims something; a sentence.

to spend (money); to expend.

to distribute; to disburse.

(fig.) to waste, squander, uselessly.