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career

/kəˈɹɪɹ/noun, verb2 syllables

Career means: the particular occupation for which you are trained.

Synonyms for career5

noun, as in the particular occupation for which you are trained

calling, vocation

noun, as in the general progression of your working or professional life

life history

also used for career

careen, serial

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What does career mean?3

noun

1

the particular occupation for which you are trained

2

the general progression of your working or professional life“the general had had a distinguished career”

verb

1

move headlong at high speed“The cars careered down the road”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with career?51

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All 51 rhymes for career, grouped by syllable

Career in a sentence

  • You're interested in a career in foreign relations, aren't you?CK
  • If anyone else did these things, their political career would be finished.mailohilohi
  • Enriquez's parents have supported her financially and emotionally throughout her soccer career, she said.Hybrid
  • If you do that, you can kiss your soccer career goodbye.Amastan
  • Aside from being a professor, there are unfortunately few career possibilities at the university.frpzzd
  • Which comes first, your career or your family?CK
  • In his lengthy career, he had never seen the market so high.unknown
  • Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.CK

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Forms of career

as a noun

plural
careers

as a verb

past tense
careered
present participle
careering
third-person singular
careers
past participle
careered