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How to pronounce “professional”
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Pronunciation guide for professional
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of professional with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Laura Dockrill
both personal and professional, to whatever you're
- Definition summary
- A person who belongs to a profession.
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How to pronounce professional
Laura Dockrill

both personal and professional, to whatever you're
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “professional”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A person who belongs to a profession.
- A person who earns their living from a specified activity.
- (euphemistic) A prostitute.
- A reputation known by name.
- An expert.
- One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is actively concerned with promoting the profession of sociology.
- [Adjective]
- Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
- That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.
- (by extension) Expert.
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