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Meaning of career

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

career

Pronunciation:/kəˈɹɪə//kəˈɹɪɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

  2. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.

    Example: Washington's career as a soldier

  3. Speed.

  4. A jouster's path during a joust.

verb

Definitions

  1. To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

    Example: The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.