speaking
Used in speakingUsed in speaking.
» 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 sentencesHe's used to speaking in public.
Він звик говорити публічно. — deniko
ruОн привык говорить публично. — andy
She is good at speaking English.
Вона добре говорить англійською. — deniko
ruОна хорошо говорит по-английски. — Hellerick
deSie spricht gut Englisch. — Wolf
Tom doesn't like speaking in public.
Том не любить публічні промови. — deniko
ruТом не любит публичные выступления. — odexed
deTom spricht nicht gerne in der Öffentlichkeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I heard Tom speaking to Mary.
Я чув, як Том говорив з Мері. — deniko
ruЯ слышал, как Том разговаривал с Мэри. — marafon
I grew up speaking two languages.
Я виріс, розмовляючи двома мовами. — deniko
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English spekinge, spekynge, spekinde, spekende, spekande, spekand, from Old EnFrom 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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Synonyms
1 synonyms- capable of speech:speech-endowed
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- speaking speaking
- at speaking speaking
- was speaking speaking
- speaking speaking in
- generally speaking speaking
- speaking speaking to
- speaking in public
- frankly speaking speaking
- speaking speaking country
- like speaking speaking
- practice speaking speaking
- started speaking speaking