1 ~ (in sth) able to speak, read or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well:
She's fluent in Polish. * a fluent speaker / reader * 'Can he speak German?' 'Yes, he's fluent.'
2 (of a language, especially a foreign language) expressed easily and well:
He speaks fluent Italian.
3 (of an action) done in a smooth and skilful way:
fluent handwriting * fluent movements
fluently adverb:
She speaks German fluently. * a child just beginning to read fluently
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is fluent a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, fluent is tagged as adjective.
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