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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Hurley reached out to Cyrus during a tough time
Despite their initial spark, Hurley and Cyrus didn’t speak for nearly two years.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 4 June 2025
Strategic communication is about coherence, and coherence requires that the people who speak for a nation—or a company or an institution—understand not only what to say but how systems will receive it, translate it and act on it.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The results of the remarkable consensus behind the Elizabeth line speak for themselves.
—Thomas Ableman, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
More Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Booker has garnered much attention since his record-setting speech, remaining on the Senate floor and continuing to speak for 25 hours and five minutes, surpassing the previous record held by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 4 June 2025
Strategic communication is about coherence, and coherence requires that the people who speak for a nation—or a company or an institution—understand not only what to say but how systems will receive it, translate it and act on it.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The results of the remarkable consensus behind the Elizabeth line speak for themselves.
—Thomas Ableman, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
More Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Booker has garnered much attention since his record-setting speech, remaining on the Senate floor and continuing to speak for 25 hours and five minutes, surpassing the previous record held by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for speak for
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“Speak for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak%20for. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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