proficient
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- overproficient adjective
- proficiency noun
- proficiently adverb
- proficientness noun
- underproficient adjective
Etymology
Origin of proficient
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin prōficient-, stem of prōficiēns, present participle of prōficere “to advance, make progress,” equivalent to prō- pro- 1 + -ficere, combining form of facere “to make, do”; do, efficient
Example Sentences
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She said she went out on her e-bike to "become more proficient".
From BBC
More than half of high-school grads matriculate to college, even though only 35% of 12th graders score proficient in reading and 22% in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
He’s equally proficient on clarinet, providing intermittent solos of captivating beauty.
Law-enforcement officers at the same time have been taking commercial drivers off the road who are deemed not to be proficient in English.
Unified third-graders tested as proficient or better in English language arts, closing most of a nearly five-percentage-point gap with the state over three years.
From Los Angeles Times
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