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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-reer]
- /kəˈrɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-reer]
- /kəˈrɪər/
Definitions of careering word
- noun careering an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer. 1
- noun careering a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking: His career as a soldier ended with the armistice. 1
- noun careering success in a profession, occupation, etc. 1
- noun careering a course, especially a swift one. 1
- noun careering speed, especially full speed: The horse stumbled in full career. 1
- noun careering Archaic. a charge at full speed. 1
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Origin of careering
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French carriere < Old Provençal carriera literally, road < Late Latin carrāria (via) vehicular (road), equivalent to Latin carr(us) wagon (see car1) + -āria, feminine of -ārius -ary
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Parts of speech for Careering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
careering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for careering
verb careering
- stream — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- gallop — to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
Antonyms for careering
verb careering
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
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