Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with profession in American Collocation
profession
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
respectable
Journalism is often seen as an honourable profession with a mission to keep the public informed.
well-paid
Music is a lifetime of hard study, and it can be one of the least financially rewarding professions there is.
with mainly men
Although photography is still quite a male-dominated profession, Liz hasn’t really had any problems.
types of professions
I look upon the general practitioner as the most important man in the medical profession
She works in the legal profession.
I have been in the teaching profession for 20 years. However, when you are talking about professions such as nursing and social work, you can refer to these as a group as `the caring professions’:
Many people in the caring professions put other people’s needs above their own.
enter a profession
To enter certain professions, it is necessary to take a course of study.
leave a profession
A worrying number of student teachers are quitting the profession shortly after qualifying.
work in a profession
Librarians belong to a profession that values and insists on systematic skills updating.
control a profession with rules
Lawyers are currently awaiting publication of draft legislation governing the way the legal profession is regulated.