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# fluent

adjective (fluent; more fluent); adverb fluently; noun fluency

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

## Everyday

1. Able to speak, read or write a language easily and well, as in «fluent in French». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#m1)
2. Done smoothly and easily without stopping, as in «a fluent reader». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#m2)
3. Smooth and graceful, as in «fluent movements». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school, «fluent readers» read aloud smoothly with expression, and reading fluency is assessed in KS1 and KS2. In maths, «fluency» means knowing facts like times tables quickly and accurately. In language lessons, being fluent is the goal; many children are fluent in two or more languages.

### Examples

- My friend is fluent in English and Polish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#x1)
- She is a fluent reader who uses lots of expression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#x2)
- Practise your times tables until you are fluent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#x3)
- He spoke fluently about his project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#x4)
- After living in Quebec, Mum became fluent in French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#x5)
- The dancer's moves were fluent and smooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/#x6)

### Note

Usually «fluent in» + a language. Noun «fluency». Being fluent does not mean you never make mistakes.

## On Mova

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