profession
noun/prəˈfeʃn/
Слово англійською: profession
Переклад profession українською: професія
Детальний опис
- [countable] a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education
- the medical/legal/teaching profession
- to enter/go into/join a profession
- (British English) the caring professions (= that involve looking after people)
- She was at the very top of her profession.
- senior members of the profession
- by profession He was a lawyer by profession.
Synonyms workworkemployment ▪ career ▪ profession ▪ occupation ▪ tradeThese are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:- It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
- Only half the people here are in paid employment.
- He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
- He hopes to enter the medical profession.
- Please state your name, age, and occupation.
- Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
- the profession[singular + singular or plural verb] all the people who work in a particular type of profession
- The legal profession has/have always resisted change.
- the licensing laws that regulate the profession
- the professions[plural] the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or a lawyer
- employment in industry and the professions
- [countable] profession of something a statement about what you believe, feel or think about something, that is sometimes made publicly synonym declaration
- a profession of faith
- His professions of love did not seem sincere.
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the vow made on entering a religious order): via Old French from Latin professio(n-), from profiteri ‘declare publicly’, from pro- ‘before’ + fateri ‘confess’. Senses (1) and (2) derive from the notion of an occupation that one “professes” to be skilled in.