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profession BrE / prəˈfeʃn /  NAmE / prəˈfeʃn / Native audio playback is not supported. profession(noun)BrE / prəˈfeʃn /  NAmE / prəˈfeʃn / a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of educationthe medical/legal/teaching, etc. professionto enter/go into/join a professionthe caring professions (= that involve looking after people)He was an electrician by profession.She was at the very top of her profession.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.the legal profession.Please state your name, age, and occupation.Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.all the people who work in a particular type of professionThe legal profession has/have always resisted change.the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or a lawyeremployment in industry and the professionsa statement about what you believe, feel or think about something, that is sometimes made publiclysynonym declarationhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/declarationa profession of faithHis professions of love did not seem sincere.Extra ExamplesHe reached the top of his profession in very little time.He was a consultant physician by profession.In the 1930s he was forbidden to practise his profession.It’s time to change your profession for something more exciting.Nurses advance the profession through active involvement in their professional organizations.Prostitution is often described as the oldest profession in the world.She always wanted to work in the caring professions.She entered the legal profession after college.She was shocked at her daughter’s choice of profession.She’s making an impact in her chosen profession.We are members of an old and noble profession.a job where people can learn the professionthe licensing laws that regulate the professionthe primary reason why nurses leave the professiontraining programs for the helping professionsAlan’s a teacher by profession.He hopes to enter the medical profession.I joined the profession when I was in my early twenties.People in the caring professions tend not to get paid much.What made you choose this profession?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.

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(noun) the medical/legal/teaching, etc. professionto enter/go into/join a professionthe caring professions (= that involve looking after people)he was an electrician by profession. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=profession This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	profession
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / prəˈfeʃn / NAmE / prəˈfeʃn /
Example	the medical/legal/teaching, etc. profession to enter/go into/join a profession the caring professions (= that involve looking after people) he was an electrician by profession.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=profession
Content	profession (noun)BrE / prəˈfeʃn / NAmE / prəˈfeʃn / a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education the medical/legal/teaching, etc. profession to enter/go into/join a profession the caring professions (= that involve looking after people) He was an electrician by profession. She was at the very top of her profession. 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. the legal profession. Please state your name, age, and occupation. Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. all the people who work in a particular type of profession The legal profession has/have always resisted change. 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 a statement about what you believe, feel or think about something, that is sometimes made publicly synonym declaration https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/declaration a profession of faith His professions of love did not seem sincere. Extra Examples He reached the top of his profession in very little time. He was a consultant physician by profession. In the 1930s he was forbidden to practise his profession. It’s time to change your profession for something more exciting. Nurses advance the profession through active involvement in their professional organizations. Prostitution is often described as the oldest profession in the world. She always wanted to work in the caring professions. She entered the legal profession after college. She was shocked at her daughter’s choice of profession. She’s making an impact in her chosen profession. We are members of an old and noble profession. a job where people can learn the profession the licensing laws that regulate the profession the primary reason why nurses leave the profession training programs for the helping professions Alan’s a teacher by profession. He hopes to enter the medical profession. I joined the profession when I was in my early twenties. People in the caring professions tend not to get paid much. What made you choose this profession? Word Origin Middle 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.
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Profession Prəˈfeʃn Caring People Work Legal Made Noun

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