speak for
verb1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see speak, for.
2
To speak on somebody's behalf.
- I think I speak for the whole group when I say that we're glad you came.
3
Idiomatic To claim, reserve, or occupy.
- Be sure to speak for a seat early, if you plan to attend.
- I'd imagine she's spoken for.2022 March 11, Anna Ouyang Moench, “The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design”, in Severance, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Mark S. (Adam Scott):
4
Idiomatic To represent an intrinsic quality
- You really do deserve to be published - your recent articles speak for themselves.
- Related terms
- speak for oneself, spoken for