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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Along the way Alex also would become fluent in German.
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Ambrogio, the district’s director of bilingual and multicultural programs, said the two-way dual language class brings students whose first language is English and those speaking Spanish from birth together to learn in two languages with a goal of becoming fluent in both.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Blank was fluent in three languages, earned straight A’s and competed in science bowl teams in middle and high school.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
The algorithm is fluent in the language, whereas humans are very much not.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Ambrogio, the district’s director of bilingual and multicultural programs, said the two-way dual language class brings students whose first language is English and those speaking Spanish from birth together to learn in two languages with a goal of becoming fluent in both.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Blank was fluent in three languages, earned straight A’s and competed in science bowl teams in middle and high school.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
The algorithm is fluent in the language, whereas humans are very much not.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Fluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluent. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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