adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before you can study at a British university, you have to be proficient in English.
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The black runs are for proficient skiers only.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the fact that a child reverses his numbers says nothing about whether that child will be proficient in mathematics.
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He started playing instruments at age 5, imitating his father, who was a proficient multi-instrumentalist.
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Lysander, her hero, is a lovable thicko who isn't even terribly proficient in bed.
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Rice is not only the most proficient pass receiver in the league, he is the most proficient in football history.
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Some deaf children are, however, very proficient at sign language and they can also spell out words using finger spelling.
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The skills required for proficient reading take time to acquire.
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There is only one way to become proficient at anything - practice!
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Until you're proficient consider the following before you set out to sail.