profession
gb/pɹəfˈɛʃən/ us/pɹəfˈɛʃən/
B1
Engelska
~ 2300
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
a skilled paid occupation
A kind of job that needs special training or education.
Användningsmönster:
[someone]'s profession
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'profession' with 'job'. A 'profession' usually requires training and formal qualifications, while a 'job' can be any paid work.
Synonymer
occupation (More general; can refer to any job, not necessarily requiring special training)
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career (Emphasizes long-term progression in a chosen field)
Antonymer
hobby (An activity done for pleasure and not for pay)
Ordkombinationer
enter a profession
|choose a profession
|medical profession
|teaching profession
|professional standards
Teman
work
|education
|business
Exempel
- She entered the legal profession after graduating from law school.
- Teaching is a rewarding profession.
- The medical profession has been under great pressure during the pandemic.
- He chose engineering as his profession.
- Many professions require continuing education.
Exempel för inlärare
- My father works in the teaching profession.
- She wants to join the medical profession.
- Being a doctor is a difficult profession.
- Law is his profession.
- I want a profession that helps people.
Substantiv
formal
B2
action
2
a public statement of belief or intent
An open and clear statement about what you believe or plan to do.
Användningsmönster:
profession of [belief/faith/love]
Synonymer
declaration (Neutral; applies to any formal announcement)
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avowal (Formal and often emotional statement of belief)
Antonymer
denial (A statement that something is not true or that you do not believe it)
Ordkombinationer
profession of faith
|profession of love
|public profession
Teman
communication
|religion
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- His sudden profession of love surprised her.
- The ceremony included a public profession of faith.
- Despite his profession of loyalty, he betrayed the cause.
- She made a heartfelt profession of support for the policy.
- The politician's profession of honesty was met with skepticism.
Exempel för inlärare
- He made a public profession of love.
- The man gave a profession of faith at church.
- Her profession of friendship was sincere.
- They listened to his profession of loyalty.
- I do not believe his profession of kindness.
Grammatik
Grundform
profession
IPA
GB/pɹəfˈɛʃən/
US/pɹəfˈɛʃən/
Stavelser och betoning
pro - fes - sion (3 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: profession
- Plural: profession, professions
Ordfamilj
Forms
professions
noun
Core family
professional
adjective B1
professionally
adverb B1
Related words
professionalism
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
professionalize
verb
professionalization
noun
Uttryck
enter a profession
1/ˈɛntɚ ə pɹəfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
start working in a skilled job field
To start doing a type of skilled job that needs training or education.
Exempel
- After years of study, she entered the medical profession.
- He plans to enter the teaching profession next year.
profession of faith
1/pɹəfˈɛʃən əv fˈeɪθ/
fixed phrase
formal
formal statement of religious belief
A formal and public saying that you believe in a religion.
Exempel
- The priest led the congregation in a profession of faith.
- He made his profession of faith before being baptized.
the medical profession
1/ðə mˈɛdɪkəl pɹəfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
group of people working in medicine
All doctors and other people who work in medicine as their job.
Exempel
- The medical profession has called for more funding for hospitals.
- The conference brought together members of the medical profession.