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# proficient

adjective (proficient, more proficient)

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

## Everyday

1. Good at something because of practice and training; skilled: She is a proficient swimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#m1)
2. (formal, in reports) Having reached the expected level in a subject: «proficient in reading». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in school reports and tests: «proficient», «advanced», «developing» are levels. In everyday life a proficient cyclist rides safely in traffic. In sport and music it shows practice paid off. Formal voice: «Candidates must be proficient in English». Phrases: «proficient in/at», «highly proficient», «become proficient».

### Examples

- After a year of lessons, she became a proficient swimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x1)
- You must be proficient at maths to join the club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x2)
- He is proficient in three languages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x3)
- The report says I am proficient in reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x4)
- A proficient cyclist always signals before turning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x5)
- It takes practice to become proficient at the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x6)
- She is highly proficient with a computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/#x7)

### Note

Adjective; noun: proficiency (a proficiency test). Usually «proficient in» a subject or «proficient at» an activity. Similar: skilled, capable, expert (stronger).

## On Mova

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