speak for

adına konuşmak, temsil etmek

Bir kişinin veya grubun düşüncelerini ya da isteklerini onların adına dile getirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To express another person's or group's thoughts or wishes for them.

• I speak for the whole team.
• She spoke for the workers at the meeting.
• Who gave you permission to speak for me?

Nasıl kullanılır: speak for someone (I can't speak for my colleagues, but I support the plan.)

Eş anlamlılar: represent, speak on behalf of

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: speak for someone, speak for everyone, speak for yourself

bir süre konuşmak

Belirli bir süre boyunca konuşmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To talk for a particular length of time.

• He spoke for an hour.
• Can you speak for five minutes about your job?
• They had been speaking for ages when we arrived.

Nasıl kullanılır: speak for a period of time (She spoke for ten minutes before answering questions.)

Eş anlamlılar: talk for

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: speak for hours, speak for minutes

kendini kanıtlamak, kendi değerini göstermek

Bir şeyin değerini veya kalitesini açıklamaya gerek kalmadan açıkça göstermesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To show its own value or quality clearly, without needing an explanation.

• The results speak for themselves.
• His excellent safety record speaks for itself.
• We need no sales pitch; our products speak for themselves.

Nasıl kullanılır: speak for itself/themselves (The quality of her work speaks for itself.)

Eş anlamlılar: demonstrate own worth

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: speak for itself, speak for themselves

ayırtmak, rezerve etmek

Bir şeyi istediğini söyleyerek kendin için ayrılmasını sağlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To say that you want something, so it is kept for you.

• Please speak for a seat early.
• He spoke for the largest room.
• Those tickets have already been spoken for.

Nasıl kullanılır: speak for something (She spoke for the last available room.); be spoken for (All the seats are already spoken for.)

Eş anlamlılar: reserve, claim, book

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: speak for something, speak for seats