proficiency
1proficiency — pro‧fi‧cien‧cy [prəˈfɪʆnsi] noun [uncountable] a high standard of skill in a particular job or knowledge of a particular subject: • One corporation spends $2,000 a quarter bringing its employees up to technical proficiency. proficiency in •… …
2proficiency — index ability, caliber (mental capacity), capacity (aptitude), competence (ability), efficiency …
3proficiency — (n.) 1540s, probably from L. proficientem (nom. proficiens), prp. of proficere accomplish, make progress, be useful, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) …
4proficiency — [n] ability, skillfulness accomplishment, advance, advancement, aptitude, chops, competence, dexterity, efficiency, expertise, expertness, facility, formula, green thumb*, headway*, knack*, know how*, knowledge, learning, makings, mastery, moxie* …
5proficiency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ Not all students were developing high proficiency in Spanish. ▪ limited ▪ Many of them had only limited proficiency in English. ▪ …
6proficiency — n. 1) to demonstrate, display proficiency 2) language proficiency 3) proficiency at, in * * * [prə fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ] display proficiency in language proficiency to demonstrate proficiency at …
7proficiency — pro|fi|cien|cy [prəˈfıʃənsi] n [U] a good standard of ability and skill proficiency in/with/at ▪ a high level of proficiency in English ▪ Nick s proficiency with computers is well known …
8Proficiency — Proficience Pro*fi cience, Proficiency Pro*fi cien*cy, n. The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in… …
9Proficiency — Das Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (kurz CPE, häufig auch Proficiency) ist die anspruchsvollste der Englisch Prüfungen der Universität Cambridge. Im Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen des Europarats entspricht das CPE der… …
10proficiency — pro|fi|cien|cy [ prə fıʃənsi ] noun uncount a high degree of ability or skill in something: proficiency in: proficiency in Arabic/reading …
