Definition of fluent
1a : capable of flowing : fluid powered, granular, or fluent materialsb : capable of moving with ease and grace the fluent body of a dancer
2a : capable of using a language easily and accurately fluent in Spanish a fluent writerb : effortlessly smooth and flowing a fluent performance spoke in fluent Englishc : having or showing mastery of a subject or skill fluent in math
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Examples of fluent in a Sentence
a fluent speaker of Chinese
a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well
Recent Examples of fluent from the Web
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The taxi driver who dropped him off told police said his passenger spoke fluent Tagalog and appeared normal during the ride.
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The driver said his passenger spoke fluent Tagalog and appeared normal during the ride.
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Flashpoint analyzed the WannaCry ransom notes posted in 28 languages and determined all but three were created using translation software — suggesting its authors include human members who are native in Chinese and fluent but not perfect in English.
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Jacobs is fluent in Bulgarian and Spanish and speaks some Polish and German.
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Those last two qualities were very much on display in Ms. Buechner’s encore: two poems recited in fluent Japanese and English.
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The leap from private fantasy to the Ages of Man is too fluent, but that is Fitzgerald’s point, the illusion of permanence and depth beneath the shallow surfaces.
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Switching between fluent French and Greek, Patakia imbues Djam with rock-star charisma and electrifying body language during her many musical numbers.
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This process is called gisting; the results aren't pretty, but fluent users get the gist.
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Origin and Etymology of fluent
Latin fluent-, fluens, present participle of fluere — more at fluid
FLUENT Defined for English Language Learners
fluent
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: able to speak a language easily and very well
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: done in a smooth and easy way
FLUENT Defined for Kids
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1 : able to speak easily and well He was fluent in Spanish.
2 : smooth and correct She speaks fluent German.
fluently
\-ənt-lē\ adverbWord Root of fluent
The Latin word fluere, meaning “to flow,” gives us the root flu. Words from the Latin fluere have something to do with flowing. A fluid is a substance that flows and is usually a liquid. When someone is fluent in a language the words flow out of her or him. Anything superfluous, or extra, has flowed forth beyond what is necessary.
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