adjective · frequent

speaking

говорящий

Rede-, Sprech-, Sprach-, -sprechend

Used in speakingUsed in speaking.

UK/ˈspiː.kɪŋ/US/ˈspi.kɪŋ/

» He's used to speaking in public.

Он привык говорить публично.

Він звик говорити публічно.

Meaning

5 senses

(not comparable)Used in speaking.
one's normal speaking voice
Sprech-, Sprach-
capable of or involving speech or speaking
(not comparable)Expressive; eloquent.
The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
(not comparable)Involving speaking.
It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
(not comparable)Having the ability of speech.
speaking parrot; speaking clock
Sprech-, -sprachig, -sprechend
говоря́щийgovorjáščij
capable of speech
Having the ability of speech.
(in compounds, not comparable)Having competence in a language.
The English-speaking gentleman gave us directions.
I travel in Russian-speaking countries.

Examples

2128 sentences

He's used to speaking in public.
Він звик говорити публічно.
ruОн привык говорить публично.
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She is good at speaking English.
Вона добре говорить англійською.
ruОна хорошо говорит по-английски.
deSie spricht gut Englisch.
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Tom doesn't like speaking in public.
Том не любить публічні промови.
ruТом не любит публичные выступления.
deTom spricht nicht gerne in der Öffentlichkeit.
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I heard Tom speaking to Mary.
Я чув, як Том говорив з Мері.
ruЯ слышал, как Том разговаривал с Мэри.
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I grew up speaking two languages.
Я виріс, розмовляючи двома мовами.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

having the ability of speech:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

used in speaking:

having the ability of speech:

Origin

From Middle English spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand, from Old En

From Middle English spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand, from Old English specende, sprecende (“speaking”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekandz (“speaking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *sprekaną (“to speak”). Equivalent to speak + -ing. Cognate with Scots speikand, speikin (“speaking”), Saterland Frisian spreekend (“speaking”), West Frisian sprekkend (“speaking”), Dutch sprekend (“speaking”), German Low German sprekend (“speaking”),

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