career

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noun

ca·reer kə-ˈrir How to pronounce career (audio)

: a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling

a career in medicine

—often used before another noun

a career diplomat

: a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life

Washington's career as a soldier

: speed in a course

—used especially in the phrases in full career or at full career

The trumpets sounded, and the knights charged each other in full career.

Sir Walter Scott

: course, passage

the sun's career across the sky

: encounter, charge

career

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verb

careered; careering; careers

intransitive verb

: to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner

a car careered off the road

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Careen and Career

Some people might be confused by the warning to not confuse careen and career, because the most common sense of career ("a profession") is not much like any of the meanings of careen. But when employed as a verb, career does have some semantic overlap with careen; both words may be used to mean "to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner." A car, for instance, may either careen or career. Some usage guides hold, however, that the car is only careening if there is side-to-side motion, as careen has other meanings related to movement, among which is "to sway from side to side."

Example Sentences

Noun She hopes to pursue a career in medicine. My career as a waitress lasted one day. During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors. Verb she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Learn more about his life and career by searching over 28 C-SPAN appearances.

Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 See snapshots and memorabilia of his life and career and get a glimpse behind his songwriting process.

Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Lefthander Chris Murphy has allowed seven runs in three innings in each of his last two starts with Worcester, suggesting possible fatigue after a career-high 26 starts and 128⅓ innings.

Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Interview footage with Poitier himself, as well as his family, reminiscing about his life and career, gives the film an intimate feel.

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Richardson shined during his first start in the Swamp, finishing with a career-high 168 passing yards while rushing for 106 yards and 3 TDs.

Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Single match career-high hitting percentage for Sarah Franklin vs. High Point.

Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Embiid is coming off a career-high year as the league's top scorer at 30.6 per game.

Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Quentin Youngblood ran for a career-high 138 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns in a 56-23 win against Ponitz CTC.

Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022

Verb

Soboroff came in third, and career civil servants returned to their perch at the top of city government for two more decades.

Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 What are some elements of your life and career the theater production of TINA is able to amplify that your biographical film and even recent documentary didn’t?

Brande Victorian, Essence, 22 Mar. 2022 Roach is still best known for his relationship with Zendaya, which goes back almost a decade and demonstrates how the red carpet can be used to career advantage.

Chantal Fernandez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Mar. 2022 Lawson Crouse was on his way to career highs in goals and points in a season.

José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2022 Childbirth and child rearing are the biggest ruptures to career trajectories, particularly among women, and Maven claims that employers who offer its service see a higher return-to-work rate and greater employee satisfaction.

Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 And classrooms dedicated to career tech classes will be added at Hillcrest and Sipsey Valley High Schools.

al, 4 Mar. 2022 Ski lifts run during the summer too, giving downhill mountain bikers the chance to career down narrow tracks at breakneck speed.

Mary Novakovich, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022 One of Pritzker’s top aides deferred to career state employees when asked why a governor who promotes himself as a clean energy champion would allow a big new source of climate pollution to be built under his watch.

Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021 See More

单词	careering
释义	career 1 of 2 noun ca·reer kə-ˈrir 1 : a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling a career in medicine —often used before another noun a career diplomat 2 : a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life Washington's career as a soldier 3 a : speed in a course —used especially in the phrases in full career or at full career The trumpets sounded, and the knights charged each other in full career. Sir Walter Scott b : course, passage the sun's career across the sky 4 : encounter, charge career 2 of 2 verb careered; careering; careers intransitive verb : to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner a car careered off the road Did you know? In medieval tournaments, jousting required knights to ride at full speed in short bursts, and the noun career (coming from Middle French carriere) was used to refer to such gallops as well as to the courses that knights rode. The related verb came to mean "to go at top speed." The familiar career, referring to one's job, originated from these uses. Did you know? Careen and Career Some people might be confused by the warning to not confuse careen and career, because the most common sense of career ("a profession") is not much like any of the meanings of careen. But when employed as a verb, career does have some semantic overlap with careen; both words may be used to mean "to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner." A car, for instance, may either careen or career. Some usage guides hold, however, that the car is only careening if there is side-to-side motion, as careen has other meanings related to movement, among which is "to sway from side to side." Synonyms Verb barrel belt blast blaze blow bolt bomb [slang] bowl breeze bundle bustle buzz cannonball careen chase course crack (on) dash drive fly hare hasten hie highball hotfoot (it) hump hurl hurry hurtle hustle jet jump motor nip pelt race ram rip rocket run rush rustle scoot scurry scuttle shoot speed step tear travel trot whirl whisk zip zoom See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun She hopes to pursue a career in medicine. My career as a waitress lasted one day. During his long career in advertising he won numerous awards and honors. Verb she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten Recent Examples on the Web Noun Learn more about his life and career by searching over 28 C-SPAN appearances. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 See snapshots and memorabilia of his life and career and get a glimpse behind his songwriting process. Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Lefthander Chris Murphy has allowed seven runs in three innings in each of his last two starts with Worcester, suggesting possible fatigue after a career-high 26 starts and 128⅓ innings. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Interview footage with Poitier himself, as well as his family, reminiscing about his life and career, gives the film an intimate feel. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Richardson shined during his first start in the Swamp, finishing with a career-high 168 passing yards while rushing for 106 yards and 3 TDs. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Single match career-high hitting percentage for Sarah Franklin vs. High Point. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Embiid is coming off a career-high year as the league's top scorer at 30.6 per game. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Quentin Youngblood ran for a career-high 138 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns in a 56-23 win against Ponitz CTC. Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 Verb Soboroff came in third, and career civil servants returned to their perch at the top of city government for two more decades. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 What are some elements of your life and career the theater production of TINA is able to amplify that your biographical film and even recent documentary didn’t? Brande Victorian, Essence, 22 Mar. 2022 Roach is still best known for his relationship with Zendaya, which goes back almost a decade and demonstrates how the red carpet can be used to career advantage. Chantal Fernandez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Mar. 2022 Lawson Crouse was on his way to career highs in goals and points in a season. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2022 Childbirth and child rearing are the biggest ruptures to career trajectories, particularly among women, and Maven claims that employers who offer its service see a higher return-to-work rate and greater employee satisfaction. Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 And classrooms dedicated to career tech classes will be added at Hillcrest and Sipsey Valley High Schools. al, 4 Mar. 2022 Ski lifts run during the summer too, giving downhill mountain bikers the chance to career down narrow tracks at breakneck speed. Mary Novakovich, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022 One of Pritzker’s top aides deferred to career state employees when asked why a governor who promotes himself as a clean energy champion would allow a big new source of climate pollution to be built under his watch. Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car First Known Use Noun circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 3a Verb 1647, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing career at full career career move career ladder in full career career criminal at full career career move career ladder in full career career criminal Kids Definition career noun ca·reer kə-ˈrir 1 : a period of time spent in a job or profession She had a long career in medicine. 2 : a job followed as a life's work He made teaching his career. careering 1 of 2 adjective as in rocketing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rocketing speeding barreling zipping hurrying scudding scurrying rushing whirling scooting flying running racing rapid breakneck bolting swift whisking whirlwind lightning fleet speedy meteoric hasty warp-speed breathless brisk expeditious accelerated dizzy hastened prompt fast ready quick quickened hurried rushed snappy Antonyms & Near Antonyms creeping dragging crawling leisurely dilatory slow tardy lagging dallying languid poking sluggish unhurried pokey poky dillydallying laggard deliberate dawdling measured snail-paced snaillike lounging lethargic inert inactive loafing See More careering 2 of 2 verb present participle of career as in speeding to proceed or move quickly she careered off to the class she'd almost forgotten Synonyms & Similar Words speeding hurrying scurrying racing flying driving zipping rushing trotting traveling chasing jumping scooting travelling darting running buzzing blowing careening dashing scuttling blasting hurtling stepping tearing zooming barreling whirling ramming rocketing bowling blazing ripping hustling haring bolting shooting hurling galloping coursing breezing jogging hastening motoring barrelling hying bustling rustling belting pelting jetting whisking humping nipping cannonballing bundling highballing hieing bombing flitting scampering scudding beating it whizzing beetling sprinting stampeding accelerating making tracks scuffling streaking hotfooting (it) getting a move on shaking a leg cracking (on) stepping on it overtaking outrunning arrowing quickening outstripping outpacing stepping out beelining catching up fast-forwarding Antonyms & Near Antonyms creeping crawling dragging poking lingering hanging (around or out) lagging poking dawdling ambling strolling sauntering loitering shuffling dallying plodding lumbering tarrying decelerating dillydallying slowing (down or up) See More
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career

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