Definitions for Proficient
prəˈfɪʃ əntpro·fi·cient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfuladjective

   having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

   "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"

2. technical, proficientadjective

   of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

   "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. proficientnoun

   An expert.

2. proficientadjective

   Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

   He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.

3. Etymology: From proficiens, present participle of proficere, from pro + facere; see fact.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proficientnoun

   One who has made advances in any study or business.

   Etymology: proficiens, Lat.

   I am so good a proficient in one quarter of an hour, that I can drink with any tinker in his own language. William Shakespeare.

   I am disposed to receive further light in this matter, from those whom it will be no disparagement for much greater proficients than I to learn. Boyle.

   Young deathlings were, by practice, made
   Proficients in their father’s trade. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proficient

   Proficient generally refers to being highly skilled, competent, knowledgeable or adept in a particular task, skill, or area due to training and practice. Often implying a high level of skill surpassing basic competence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Proficientnoun

   one who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc

2. Proficientadjective

   well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

3. Etymology: [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Profit, ()]

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1. prefiction

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Proficient in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Proficient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Proficient in a Sentence

1. Jay Inslee:

   We hope that a good bill gets to my desk, i'm very empathetic with the nurses on unduly burdening them so they can't be proficient in their work and so I just hope this gets resolved in a way that we have serious legislation.

2. David Chipman:

   I had to train repeatedly to be proficient in the use of a gun and most of the new buyers who went to their gun store and bought a gun have no training whatsoever, in their mind they might be confident. They might think that they're die-hard ready to go. But unfortunately they're more like Tiger King and they're putting themselves and their families in danger.

3. Justin Bronk:

   If someone is a qualified and experienced fighter jet pilot on Soviet types, it’s a matter of a few months to get them trained proficient with something like F-16s.

4. Alessio Patalano:

   Whilst this is not a speed comparable to modern ships, when combined with a proficient crew, it would certainly give the ship an edge over four narcos on a home made drug-carrying raft, fast as it could have been.

5. Alessio Patalano:

   Sailors train regularly to man this ship to the utmost of its capabilities, which means that on favorable weather conditions its sails could propel it well past 10 knots, whilst this is not a speed comparable to modern ships, when combined with a proficient crew, it would certainly give the ship an edge over four narcos on a home made drug-carrying raft, fast as it could have been.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proficient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Proficient
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Proficient