1
a
: capable of flowing : fluid
powered, granular, or fluent materials
b
: capable of moving with ease and grace
the fluent body of a dancer
2
a
: capable of using a language easily and accurately
fluent in Spanish
a fluent writer
b
: effortlessly smooth and flowing
a fluent performance
spoke in fluent English
c
: having or showing mastery of a subject or skill
fluent in math
fluently
adverb
Examples of fluent in a Sentence
a fluent speaker of Chinese
a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well
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An ambitious politician with big ideas and a flair for poignant speeches, Johnston was a fluent Spanish speaker who had been principal of a high school with mostly immigrant students.
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Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
Even today, many fluent speakers can understand and speak the language but may not be able to read it.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Modern-day generative AI appears to you as being highly fluent and leans into sophisticated mathematical and computational pattern-matching to mimic human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Students need to be fluent at English, math and writing.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
Even today, many fluent speakers can understand and speak the language but may not be able to read it.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Modern-day generative AI appears to you as being highly fluent and leans into sophisticated mathematical and computational pattern-matching to mimic human writing.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Students need to be fluent at English, math and writing.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Fluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluent. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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