English phrasal verb

speak up

To speak more loudly or express an opinion.

Intermediate21 real-speech examples

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Young men, have you spoken up in a conversation when a woman was casually degraded or dismissed?

And if you have the chance, if moments are presented to you do speak up.

You need air in your lungs to speak up for yourself.

So I will speak up personally on politics when I have to and when I want to.

So dear sisters and brothers, now it's time to speak up.

One was to remain silent and wait to be killed, and the second was to speak up and then be killed.

You have to stand up, speak up, act up.

Whether or not we use our voices to speak up is a choice.