Proficient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəfˈɪʃənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəfˈɪʃənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəfˈɪʃənt/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəfˈɪʃənt/.

Examples

adept in handicrafts
an adept juggler
an expert job

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

practiced adept technical skilful expert skillful good

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude “adept in handicrafts”
adjective	of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill “his technical innovation was his brushwork”

Word Forms

adept	noun	someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adeptness	noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty
expertness	noun	skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
proficiency	noun	skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
skillfulness	noun	the state of being cognitively skillful
technique	noun	skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
technicality	noun	a detail that is considered insignificant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kompetent

Kenntnisse, Fähigkeiten und Eignung besitzen oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

compétent

avoir ou démontrer des connaissances, des compétences et des aptitudes

🇪🇸Spanish

competente

Tener o demostrar conocimientos, habilidades y aptitudes.

🇮🇹Italian

competente

avere o mostrare conoscenze, abilità e attitudine

🇳🇱Dutch

bekwaam

het hebben of tonen van kennis, vaardigheden en bekwaamheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

proficiente

ter ou demonstrar conhecimento, habilidade e aptidão

🇷🇺Russian

опытный

наличие или демонстрация знаний, навыков и способностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवीण

ज्ञान, कौशल और योग्यता का होना या प्रदर्शित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

দক্ষ

জ্ঞান এবং দক্ষতা এবং যোগ্যতা থাকা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமையான

அறிவு மற்றும் திறமை மற்றும் திறமையைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రావీణ్యం కలవాడు

జ్ఞానం మరియు నైపుణ్యం మరియు ఆప్టిట్యూడ్ కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निपुण

ज्ञान आणि कौशल्य आणि योग्यता असणे किंवा दाखवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિપુણ

જ્ઞાન અને કૌશલ્ય અને યોગ્યતા ધરાવવી અથવા દર્શાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರವೀಣ

ಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഗത്ഭൻ

അറിവും വൈദഗ്ധ്യവും അഭിരുചിയും ഉള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਪੁੰਨ

ਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਹੁਨਰ ਅਤੇ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماہر

علم اور مہارت اور اہلیت کا ہونا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精通

拥有或表现出知识、技能和才能

🇯🇵Japanese

熟練した

知識、技能、適性を持っている、または示していること

🇰🇷Korean

능숙한

지식, 기술, 적성을 갖거나 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thành thạo

có hoặc thể hiện kiến thức, kỹ năng và năng khiếu

🇹🇭Thai

มีความเชี่ยวชาญ

มีหรือแสดงความรู้ความสามารถและความถนัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ahli

memiliki atau menunjukkan pengetahuan, keterampilan, dan bakat

🇵🇭Filipino

marunong

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng kaalaman at kasanayan at kakayahan

🇲🇾Malay

mahir

mempunyai atau menunjukkan pengetahuan dan kemahiran dan kebolehan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتقن

وجود أو إظهار المعرفة والمهارة والكفاءة

🇮🇷Persian

مسلط

داشتن یا نشان دادن دانش و مهارت و استعداد

🇹🇷Turkish

usta

bilgi, beceri ve yeteneğe sahip olmak veya bunları göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְיוּמָן

בעל או מראה ידע ומיומנות וכישורים

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