career

adjectiveonly before noun

UK /kəˈrɪə(r)/

1
a career politician, soldier, teacher etc wants to be in their profession for a long time and to achieve success or power in it
Synonyms and related words
General words relating to jobs and work
a good/smart/clever career move
appointment
background

career

adjectiveonly before noun

US /kəˈrɪr/

1
a career politician, soldier, teacher, etc. wants to be in their profession for a long time and to achieve success or power in it
Synonyms and related words
General words relating to jobs and work
a good/smart/clever career move
appointment
background

career

noun countable

UK /kəˈrɪə(r)/

Word Forms

singular	career
plural	careers

1
a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in
Choosing a career can be a very difficult decision.
the problems of combining a career and a family
career in:
a career in computer science
career as:
He has just started out on a career as a photographer.
academic/political/managerial etc career:
Rosen had decided on an academic career.
pursue/embark on/follow a career:
Only 20 per cent of the students intend to pursue careers as engineers in industry.
make a career out of something:
young graduates looking to make a career out of teaching
end/ruin someone’s career:
the financial scandal that ruined her career
a chequered career (=sometimes successful and sometimes not):
an entrepreneur with a rather chequered career
a distinguished/successful/glittering career:
He subsequently enjoyed a distinguished career in the diplomatic service.
Synonyms and related words
General words relating to jobs and work
a good/smart/clever career move
appointment
background
1. 1a
  the time when a sports player, entertainer, or artist is active or working
  the biggest fight of his career
  She played more than 800 games in a career spanning 20 years.
  someone’s playing/acting career:
  the injury that ended his playing career
  launch a/your etc career:
  The 25-year-old actress is now launching her career over here.
  the peak/height of someone’s career:
  In 1999 Mackay was at the peak of her show business career.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words relating to jobs and work
  a good/smart/clever career move
  appointment
  background
2. 1b
  only before nounconnected with someone’s career
  a good career choice
  He felt like a career change and went into teaching.
  a job with excellent career prospects
  Synonyms and related words
  General words relating to jobs and work
  a good/smart/clever career move
  appointment
  background
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with career
▪ brilliant, chequered, distinguished, glittering, promising, successful, varied

phrases

a good/smart/clever career move

make a career out of (doing) something

career

noun countable

US /kəˈrɪr/

Word Forms

singular	career
plural	careers

1
a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in
Choosing a career can be a very difficult decision.
the problems of combining a career and a family
career in:
a career in computer science
career as:
He has just started out on a career as a photographer.
academic/political/managerial etc. career:
Rosen had decided on an academic career.
pursue/embark on/follow a career:
Only 20 percent of the students intend to pursue careers as engineers in industry.
make a career out of something:
young graduates looking to make a career out of teaching
end/ruin someone’s career:
the financial scandal that ruined her career
a distinguished/successful/glittering career:
He subsequently enjoyed a distinguished career in the diplomatic service.
Synonyms and related words
General words relating to jobs and work
a good/smart/clever career move
appointment
background
1. 1a
  the time when a sports player, entertainer, or artist is active or working
  the biggest fight of his career
  She played more than 800 games in a career spanning 20 years.
  someone’s playing/acting career:
  the injury that ended his playing career
  launch a/your etc. career:
  The 25-year-old actress is now launching her career over here.
  the peak/height of someone’s career:
  In 1999 Mackay was at the peak of her show business career.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words relating to jobs and work
  a good/smart/clever career move
  appointment
  background
2. 1b
  only before nounconnected with someone’s career
  a good career choice
  He felt like a career change and went into teaching.
  a job with excellent career prospects
  Synonyms and related words
  General words relating to jobs and work
  a good/smart/clever career move
  appointment
  background
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with career
▪ brilliant, checkered, distinguished, glittering, promising, successful, varied

phrases

a good/smart/clever career move

make a career out of (doing) something

career

verb intransitive

UK /kəˈrɪə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	career
he/she/it	careers
present participle	careering
past tense	careered
past participle	careered

1
to move forwards very quickly in an uncontrolled way
career into/along/down etc:
The driver lost control and careered into a tree.
Synonyms and related words
To move somewhere quickly
fly
hasten
speed
2
to be in a situation that you cannot control because things are happening so quickly
The economy is in danger of careering out of control.
Synonyms and related words
To be in, or to get into a difficult situation
run out of road
suffer
undergo

career

verb intransitive

US /kəˈrɪr/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	career
he/she/it	careers
present participle	careering
past tense	careered
past participle	careered

1
to move forward very quickly in an uncontrolled way
career into/along/down etc.:
The driver lost control and the truck careered through the crowded streets.
Synonyms and related words
To move somewhere quickly
fly
hasten
speed
2
to be in a situation that you cannot control because things are happening so quickly
The economy is in danger of careering out of control.
Synonyms and related words
To be in, or to get into a difficult situation
run out of road
suffer
undergo

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