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# proficiency

noun (proficiency — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. A high level of skill or ability in something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#m1)
2. A test or badge showing that you have reached a certain level: «a swimming proficiency badge». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: «reading proficiency», «proficiency in maths». Scouts and Guides earn proficiency badges; cyclists may take a «cycling proficiency» test (UK). Exams of English test language proficiency. Phrases: «proficiency in», «a proficiency test», «level of proficiency».

### Examples

- She showed great proficiency in French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#x1)
- I passed my cycling proficiency test at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#x2)
- The swimming club gives proficiency badges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#x3)
- Proficiency in reading helps with every subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#x4)
- His proficiency on the violin grew with practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#x5)
- The test measures your proficiency in English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «great proficiency», not «a proficiency» (except «a proficiency test/badge»). Adjective «proficient (in/at)». Preposition: «proficiency in» something. Formal; everyday words are «skill» or «ability».

## On Mova

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