speak for
phrasal verb
spoke for; spoken for; speaking for; speaks for
: to express the thoughts or opinions of (someone)
They chose him to speak for the group.
Speaking only for myself, I'm against the plan.
"We don't want any dessert." "Speak for yourself. I want some."
—often used figurativelyI don't need to say more. The facts speak for themselves.
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For now, Dhurandhar’s numbers speak for themselves.
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Vrabel spoke for several minutes.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
But the results speak for themselves as millions of students drown themselves in debt.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Hume adopts a vérité approach that largely lets Feldman speak for himself — there’s no editorializing, and there doesn’t really need to be given that Feldman’s life and personality are so dramatic that a straightforward presentation of the facts is plenty wild.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Vrabel spoke for several minutes.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
But the results speak for themselves as millions of students drown themselves in debt.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Hume adopts a vérité approach that largely lets Feldman speak for himself — there’s no editorializing, and there doesn’t really need to be given that Feldman’s life and personality are so dramatic that a straightforward presentation of the facts is plenty wild.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Speak for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak%20for. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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