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Phrase(s): speak to something
[for something] to address, indicate, or signal something. • This event speaks to the need for good communication. • Your present state of employment speaks to your need for a better education., Phrase(s): speak to someone
to talk to someone. • I am angry with him and I refuse to speak to him. • Were you speaking to me?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs