Meaning of “fluent” in the English Dictionary

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fluentadjective

us ​ uk ​ /ˈfluː.ənt/

B2 When a person is fluent, they can speak a language easily, well, and quickly:

She's fluent in French.
He's a fluent Russian speaker.

B2 When a language is fluent, it is spoken easily and without many pauses:

He speaks fluent Chinese.

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fluency
noun [ U ] us ​ uk ​ /-ən.si/

B2

One of the requirements of the job is fluency in two or more African languages.
fluently
adverb us ​ uk ​ /-li/

B2

I'd like to speak English fluently.

(Definition of “fluent” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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fluentadjective

us ​ /ˈflu·ənt/

› (of a person) able to speak a language easily and well, or (of a language) spoken easily and without many pauses:

She was fluent in French by the time she was five.
He speaks fluent Chinese.
fluency
noun [ U ] us ​ /ˈflu·ən·si/

›

This job requires fluency in two or more African languages.
fluently
adverb us ​ /ˈflu·ənt·li/

›

I’d like to speak English fluently.

(Definition of “fluent” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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