The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
proficiency — 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 •… … Financial and business terms
proficiency — index ability, caliber (mental capacity), capacity (aptitude), competence (ability), efficiency … Law dictionary
proficiency — (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)) … Etymology dictionary
proficiency — [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* … New thesaurus
proficiency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ Not all students were developing high proficiency in Spanish. ▪ limited ▪ Many of them had only limited proficiency in English. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
proficiency — 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 … Combinatory dictionary
proficiency — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Proficiency — 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… … Deutsch Wikipedia
proficiency — pro|fi|cien|cy [ prə fıʃənsi ] noun uncount a high degree of ability or skill in something: proficiency in: proficiency in Arabic/reading … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
proficiency — [[t]prəfɪ̱ʃ(ə)nsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N in n If you show proficiency in something, you show ability or skill at it. Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirement. Syn: ability … English dictionary
