proficiency
Ability, skill, competenceAbility, skill, competence.
» Her proficiency in English rapidly improved.
Степень её владения английским языком стремительно улучшилась. — odexed
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Ability, skill, competence.
to attain (or to reach) proficiency
a test of proficiency in English
Kompetenz, Können, Begabung
уме́ниеuménije, спосо́бностьsposóbnostʹ, мастерство́masterstvó
- the quality of having great facility and competence
- skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
Examples
24 sentencesHer proficiency in English rapidly improved.
ruСтепень её владения английским языком стремительно улучшилась. — odexed
Language proficiency is a long journey.
He speaks the language with astonishing proficiency.
He has increased his proficiency in English greatly.
The job requires near-native proficiency in English.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From proficient or its etymon, Latin prōficiēns (present participle of prōficiō), + -ency.From proficient or its etymon, Latin prōficiēns (present participle of prōficiō), + -ency.
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Forms
plural: proficienciesSynonyms
5 synonyms- skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity:technique
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.