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{
"term": "professional",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "doing something as a paid job rather than as a hobby",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**professional athletes/players**"
},
{
"text": "a professional golfer"
},
{
"text": "She began her **professional career** as a dancer 20 years ago."
},
{
"text": "After he won the amateur championship he **turned professional**."
},
{
"text": "I enjoyed boxing but I was never good enough to **go professional**."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "go"],
"adverb": ["fully"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "done as a paid job rather than as a hobby",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "In **professional sport** winning is everything."
},
{
"text": "the world of professional football"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "go"],
"adverb": ["fully"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "professional qualifications/skills"
},
{
"text": "professional standards/practice"
},
{
"text": "a professional organization/association/body"
},
{
"text": "an opportunity for **professional development**"
},
{
"text": "companies that offer **professional services**"
},
{
"text": "If it's a legal matter, you need to seek professional advice."
},
{
"text": "He may need **professional help**."
},
{
"text": "You must not let your personal reactions interfere with your professional judgement."
}
],
"topics": ["Jobs"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "keep something", "remain"],
"adverb": ["purely", "strictly"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "having a job which needs special training and a high level of education",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Most of the people on the course were professional women."
}
],
"topics": ["Working life"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "showing that somebody is well trained and has a lot of skill",
"sensetop": "professional in something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He dealt with the problem in a **highly professional** way."
},
{
"text": "Many of the performers were **very professional**."
},
{
"text": "People trust websites that **look professional**."
},
{
"text": "The consultant was very friendly but professional in her approach.",
"contextForm": "professional in something"
},
{
"text": "He is always very professional in his approach."
},
{
"text": "Their designs look very professional."
}
],
"synonyms": "competent",
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "connected with the standards that are expected in a particular profession",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**professional conduct/misconduct**"
},
{
"text": "We keep everything professional at work."
},
{
"text": "She tried very hard to remain professional."
},
{
"text": "He insisted that his relationship with the duchess was purely professional."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈfeʃənl/",
"audio": "pr/professional/professional__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈfeʃənl/",
"audio": "pr/professional/professional__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}