fluently
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
1) Speaking, reading or writing a language easily, smoothly and well. tree →
2) Moving or working smoothly, without stopping or stumbling. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school it describes reading and language skills: «read fluently», «speak French fluently». It tells the reader that someone is skilled and confident. Phrases: speak fluently, read fluently, fluently bilingual.
examples
- My friend speaks Spanish and English fluently. tree →
- By Year 4 most children read fluently. tree →
- She played the tune fluently without one mistake. tree →
- He explained the answer fluently to the whole class. tree →
- After living in Japan, Dad can speak Japanese fluently. tree →
- The dancer moved fluently across the stage. tree →
- Then they oiled the corners of their mouths so that they might be able to speak more fluently. tree →
note
Adjective: fluent; noun: fluency. Fluency in reading means accurate, fast and with expression. Not the same as «fluidly», though both suggest smoothness.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fluently» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.