- speak for
- verbbe a spokesperson for (Freq. 6)-
He represents the Government's position
• Hypernyms: ↑represent• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Something ——s somebody
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1 she speaks for the Liberal Democrats: REPRESENT, act for, appear for, express the views of, be spokesperson for.2 I spoke for the motion: ADVOCATE, champion, uphold, defend, support, promote, recommend, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse.→ speak* * *
speak for1. To speak on behalf of or in favour of2. To be a proof of or witness to3. To bespeak or engage• • •Main Entry: ↑speak* * *
ˈspeak for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they speak for he/she/it speaks for present participle speaking for past tense spoke for past participle spoken for] phrasal verbto represent the feelings or opinions of another person or group of peopleI know I speak for us all when I say how sorry I am for this mistake.
Thesaurus: to be responsible for somethingsynonymMain entry: speak* * *
speak for [phrasal verb]They chose him to speak for the group.
Speaking only for myself, I'm against the plan. [=I'm only expressing my own opinion when I say that I'm against the plan]
“We don't want any dessert.” “Speak for yourself. I want some.”
— often used figurativelyI have nothing more to say. The facts speak for themselves. [=the facts clearly show what is true]
2 speak for (something or someone) chiefly US : to show that (something or someone) does or does not deserve to be praised, admired, etc.It speaks well for [=says a lot for] the company that it donates so much money to local charities.
Her calm reaction to the crisis speaks well for her ability to perform under pressure.
The test results speak poorly for our school system.
3 be spoken for : to not be available because of already being claimed by someone else or in a relationship with someone elseI'm sorry. This seat is spoken for.
I can't go out with you; I'm already spoken for.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.