Proficient
adjective
Very good or skilled at doing something.
She's proficient in several languages.
Often appears as...
- proficient in
- proficient at
adjective
Very good or skilled at doing something.
She's proficient in several languages.
Often appears as...
- proficient in
- proficient at
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Pro Tip 1/3Expertise Implication
Implies a high level of skill or knowledge, often acquired through practice or study.
He became proficient at coding after months of practice.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Praise
When said about someone, it's a compliment suggesting they're highly skilled.
The manager remarked that Jenna is proficient in customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Learning Journey
Used to describe a level reached after basic understanding but before mastery.
After a year of study, she became proficient in Spanish.
Pro Tip 1/3Expertise Implication
Implies a high level of skill or knowledge, often acquired through practice or study.
He became proficient at coding after months of practice.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Praise
When said about someone, it's a compliment suggesting they're highly skilled.
The manager remarked that Jenna is proficient in customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Learning Journey
Used to describe a level reached after basic understanding but before mastery.
After a year of study, she became proficient in Spanish.
Pro Tip 1/3Expertise Implication
Implies a high level of skill or knowledge, often acquired through practice or study.
He became proficient at coding after months of practice.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Praise
When said about someone, it's a compliment suggesting they're highly skilled.
The manager remarked that Jenna is proficient in customer service.
Pro Tip 3/3Learning Journey
Used to describe a level reached after basic understanding but before mastery.
After a year of study, she became proficient in Spanish.
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Important question for every parent. "What are your recommendations about sending children back to school?" Yeah, I'm struggling with this one, I've got three grandkids. And the good news is that my grandkids are more technically proficient than I am, and right now are getting their lessons remotely. I think it's going to be a challenge
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Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.
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and they look at this dashboard. Every row is a student. Every column is one of those concepts. Green means the student's already proficient. Blue means they're working on it -- no need to worry. Red means they're stuck. And what the teacher does is literally just say, "Let me intervene on the red kids."
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Music and creativity in...
as more than just school subjects. These were the hallmarks of civilization in what, to their eyes, was a pretty barbaric world. An educated, civilized person was expected to be proficient in all aspects of creative thought inspired by the Muses, and the common medium
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The money talk that...
the partner who takes on all of the responsibility, the one who manages all of the financial tasks, they become more and more proficient at financial management over time. But the other person, the person who has given up all of their financial responsibilities,
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Music as a language -...
only a few times a week. And the majority of the people you spoke to were not beginners. They were already proficient speakers. Imagine your parents forcing you to only speak to other babies until you were good enough to speak to them.
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Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How...
and 10 were proficient in literature. After they got through telling us all the stories of how awful the conditions and the children were, I looked at them, and I said, "So what. Now what?
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navigator but there were also problems too that they probably should have paid more attention to and communications was one of them neither of them were really proficient at morse code
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My plan to help refugees...
full scholarship with University of the people this is this is more than any university to date every refugee who scores a his high school diploma and is proficient in
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Secret Service Agent...
agents and officers must be proficient and everything from firearms to high-speed evasive driving the most important rule is to keep
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The secret weapon...
Important question for every parent. "What are your recommendations about sending children back to school?" Yeah, I'm struggling with this one, I've got three grandkids. And the good news is that my grandkids are more technically proficient than I am, and right now are getting their lessons remotely. I think it's going to be a challenge
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The benefits of a...
Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.
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Let's use video to...
and they look at this dashboard. Every row is a student. Every column is one of those concepts. Green means the student's already proficient. Blue means they're working on it -- no need to worry. Red means they're stuck. And what the teacher does is literally just say, "Let me intervene on the red kids."
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Music and creativity in...
as more than just school subjects. These were the hallmarks of civilization in what, to their eyes, was a pretty barbaric world. An educated, civilized person was expected to be proficient in all aspects of creative thought inspired by the Muses, and the common medium
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The money talk that...
the partner who takes on all of the responsibility, the one who manages all of the financial tasks, they become more and more proficient at financial management over time. But the other person, the person who has given up all of their financial responsibilities,
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Music as a language -...
only a few times a week. And the majority of the people you spoke to were not beginners. They were already proficient speakers. Imagine your parents forcing you to only speak to other babies until you were good enough to speak to them.
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Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How...
and 10 were proficient in literature. After they got through telling us all the stories of how awful the conditions and the children were, I looked at them, and I said, "So what. Now what?
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Amelia Earhart Part I:...
navigator but there were also problems too that they probably should have paid more attention to and communications was one of them neither of them were really proficient at morse code
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My plan to help refugees...
full scholarship with University of the people this is this is more than any university to date every refugee who scores a his high school diploma and is proficient in
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Secret Service Agent...
agents and officers must be proficient and everything from firearms to high-speed evasive driving the most important rule is to keep
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American Scientist
We need visions of a future in which we have applied our infinite creativity to the task of living on a finite world, where we have embraced our role, become comfortable and proficient as planet-shapers, and learned to use our technological skills to enhance the survival prospects not just of humanity but of all life on Earth.
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Alex Tizon
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I didn't go into journalism thinking it would solidify my identity. I did it because I needed to make a living, and I was proficient in writing. But in becoming a journalist, I learned about other people who felt like they were on the edges of American mainstream life.
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George Blanda
American Football Player
I don't like being compared to other kickers. Kicking, I've always felt, was my weak suit. The only area of kicking I was really proud of was that I was good under pressure. If all I had to do was worry about kicking, I'd have been much more proficient.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell - fantastic.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower.
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Jay Weatherill
Australian Politician
If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires.
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Noel Gallagher
English Musician
I'm not technically proficient enough to attempt all kinds of music.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
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Monica Potter
American Actress
I am so not technically proficient at all.
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David Grinspoon
American Scientist
We need visions of a future in which we have applied our infinite creativity to the task of living on a finite world, where we have embraced our role, become comfortable and proficient as planet-shapers, and learned to use our technological skills to enhance the survival prospects not just of humanity but of all life on Earth.
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Alex Tizon
Filipino Author
I didn't go into journalism thinking it would solidify my identity. I did it because I needed to make a living, and I was proficient in writing. But in becoming a journalist, I learned about other people who felt like they were on the edges of American mainstream life.
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George Blanda
American Football Player
I don't like being compared to other kickers. Kicking, I've always felt, was my weak suit. The only area of kicking I was really proud of was that I was good under pressure. If all I had to do was worry about kicking, I'd have been much more proficient.
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Dwayne Johnson
American Actor
One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell - fantastic.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino Statesman
The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower.
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Jay Weatherill
Australian Politician
If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires.
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Noel Gallagher
English Musician
I'm not technically proficient enough to attempt all kinds of music.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
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Monica Potter
American Actress
I am so not technically proficient at all.
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