speak for

speak for

vb (intr, preposition)

1. to speak as a representative of (other people)

2. speak for itself to be so evident that no further comment is necessary

3. speak for yourself informal (used as an imperative) do not presume that other people agree with you

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

speak for - be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position" represent - be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"

speak

verb

1. To engage in spoken exchange:

chat, confabulate, converse, discourse, talk.

Informal: confab, visit.

2. To direct speech to:

address, talk.

3. To express oneself in speech:

talk, verbalize, vocalize.

Idioms: open one's mouth, put in words, wag one's tongue.

4. To talk to an audience formally:

address, lecture, prelect.

Archaic: bespeak.

phrasal verb
speak for

To serve as an official delegate of:

represent, stand for.

Translations

parlare a nome di

w>speak for

vi +prep obj

(in debate) → unterstützen

to speak for somebody (= on behalf of) → in jds Namen (dat) → sprechen; (= in favour of) → ein gutes Wort für jdn einlegen; he speaks for the miners/delegation → er ist der Sprecher der Bergleute/Abordnung; I know I speak for all of us → ich bin sicher, dass ich im Namen aller spreche; speaking for myself … → was mich angeht …; let her speak for herself → lass sie selbst reden; speak for yourself! (= I don’t agree) → das meinst auch nur du!; (= don’t include me) → du vielleicht!; I can speak for his honesty → ich kann mich für seine Ehrlichkeit verbürgen; that speaks well for him → das spricht für ihn; to speak well/badly for something → ein Beweis m → /nicht gerade ein Beweis m → für etw sein

to speak for itself (= be obvious) → für sich sprechen, alles sagen

to be spoken for (dated: girl) → versprochen sein (old), → vergeben sein (hum); the chair had already been spoken for (hum) → der Stuhl war schon reserviert; that’s already spoken for (hum) → das ist schon vergeben