proficient
IPA: prɑfˈɪʃʌnt
noun
- An expert.
adjective
- Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
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Examples of "proficient" in Sentences
- How proficient is Joseph at this stage of his career?
- Less than half of its children are "proficient" - meaning they perform at grade-level-in reading and math.
- You need to PRACTICE with any type of hunting device to remain proficient that's just simple hunter ethics.
- Massachusetts is the only state to set its bar at "proficient" -- and that was only in fourth and eighth-grade math.
- The number of third- through eighth-grade students in the state called proficient in English, for instance, fell from 77% to 53%.
- That, and the fact that the Celtics weren't as proficient from the three-point line as they were in the quarterfinal win over Indiana.
- Currently, less than a third of elementary-school students are reading at or above grade level, and at most schools only 25% of the students are characterized as proficient, according to John Covington, the district's superintendent who championed the consolidation plan.
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