proficiently
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5.1
- adverb
- /prəˈfɪʃəntli/
:
competentemente
- The CCSS indicate that students should be reading a range of increasingly complex texts independently and proficiently.
- read proficiently
- perform proficiently
Examples
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She speaks seven languages proficiently.
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In Virginia, 38.5% of fourth graders read proficiently.
Academic text (2012) -
The teacher must be able to sing parts for each section proficiently enough for students to sing them back without a piano.
Academic text (2003) -
For example, 1 in 6 children who are not reading proficiently in third grade will not graduate from high school.
Blog text (13) -
Three young boys skate around on roller blades, passing a street hockey ball between them proficiently.
Fiction book (1999) -
Before we expect students to comprehend what they read independently and proficiently, they may need to be shown how to do it, as well as being taught some specific search strategies.
Academic text (2012) -
Be prepared to execute simple transpositions, perform proficiently on an instrument, play the piano, and sight-read new music during music lessons and rehearsals.
Academic text (2004) -
Results of a longitudinal study of nearly 4,000 students show that those who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma than proficient readers.
Academic text (2012) -
The strategy selected had to focus on one or more of the elements routinely listed as essential in learning to read proficiently: phonemic awareness, decoding skill, word recognition, vocabulary knowledge, fluency, comprehension, and metacognition.
Academic text (2015) -
She speaks seven languages proficiently.
Synonyms
145
3.4
In a careful, skilled way that shows good work habits
54
4.1
In a very clever and skillful way that impresses people
22
3.2
To do something very well because you have practice and control
19
3.4
In a skilful way that shows a lot of ability
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5.3
In a way that shows great skill
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3.6
In a way that shows enough skill to do a job well
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3.8
In a skilled and effective way
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4.2
In a skillful and effective way
1
6.9
In a skillful and perfect way
1
6.7
To do something with the hands in a skilled way
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
proficiently = proficient (transparent) = proficient + ly
Standard derivation: the adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'proficient', preserving its meaning.
Etymology
The word proficiently comes from Latin parts pro- ('forward') and facere ('to make' or 'to do'), and facere is like the English word make, so together they meant 'to make progress'. So, to do something proficiently is to do it with skill because you have made real progress in that area.