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# professionally

adverb

«professionally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. As a job for money, not just as a hobby: «She sings professionally.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#m1)
2. In a skilled, careful, polite way, as a good worker should: «He handled the angry customer professionally.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#m2)
3. By an expert: «The photos were professionally taken.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it tells you whether someone does something as their paid job, or does it to a high standard. In careers lessons pupils hear about playing sport or drawing professionally. Phrases: «play professionally», «professionally trained», «behave professionally», «professionally made».

### Examples

- My uncle plays football professionally in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#x1)
- The nurse spoke to us calmly and professionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#x2)
- Our school photos were taken professionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#x3)
- She wants to dance professionally when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#x4)
- The kitchen was professionally cleaned after the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#x5)
- Even when the crowd booed, the referee acted professionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: professional; noun: a professional (a pro), profession. Spelling: one f, double s: pro-fes-sion-al-ly (two l's). Opposite in sense 1: as an amateur; in sense 2: unprofessionally.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «professionally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«professionally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/professionally.html) on Mova free.