profession

/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/
noun 5

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(noun.)

ADJ

chosen | legal, medical, teaching, etc.

VERB + PROFESSION

practise

After studying for years, she was finally able to practise her profession as a doctor.

enter, go into, join

My brother decided to go into the medical profession because he wanted to help people.

PREP

by ~

My mother is a teacher by profession, but she loves painting in her free time.

in a/sb's/the ~

My father worked in the medical profession for over thirty years before he retired.

PHRASES

a choice of profession

Your parents might influence your choice of profession, but ultimately the decision should be yours.

the top of sb's profession

After years of hard work, she finally reached the top of her profession as a surgeon.

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