speaking
One's ability to communicate vocally in a given languageOne's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
» He's used to speaking in public.
Он привык говорить публично. — andy
Він звик говорити публічно. — deniko
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
Sprechen
говоре́ниеgovorénije, разгово́рrazgovór
говорі́нняhovorínnja, мо́вленняmóvlennja
(countable, uncountable)The act of communicating vocally.
разгово́рrazgovór
розмо́ваrozmóva
(countable, uncountable)A speaking exercise or exam.
(countable, uncountable)An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
речьrečʹ, выступле́ниеvystuplénije
- the utterance of intelligible speech
- delivering an address to a public audience
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
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English speking, spekynge, equivalent to speak + -ing.From Middle English speking, spekynge, equivalent to speak + -ing.
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Forms
plural: speakingsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the utterance of intelligible speech:speech production
- delivering an address to a public audience:public speakingspeechmakingoral presentation
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
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