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# fluency

noun (uncountable)

«fluency» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being able to speak, read or write a language easily, quickly and well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#m1)
2. Being able to do something smoothly and confidently, like reading aloud or doing maths facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, reading fluency means reading at a good speed with expression; in maths, fluency means knowing number facts and methods quickly and accurately. In language lessons, fluency in French or Mandarin takes practice. Phrases: «reading fluency», «fluency in French», «gain fluency».

### Examples

- Her reading fluency improved with practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x1)
- He speaks with fluency in English and Ukrainian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x2)
- Times-table practice builds maths fluency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x3)
- Fluency in a new language takes years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x4)
- The teacher listened to each child read to check fluency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x5)
- Reading aloud every night helps fluency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x6)
- Gangazara thought several times of the eloquent way in which the tiger spoke, and admired his fluency of speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: fluent (speaks fluent French); adverb: fluently. Fluency is not the same as accuracy: you can speak quickly but with mistakes, or slowly but correctly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fluency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fluency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fluency.html) on Mova free.