Meaning of career – Learner’s Dictionary

career
noun [ C ]
uk
/kəˈrɪər/
us

career noun [C] (JOB)

B1
a job that you do for a long period of your life and that gives you the chance to move to a higher position and earn more money:
a successful career in marketing
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career noun [C] (TIME)

the time that you spend doing a particular job:
She began her acting career in TV commercials.
career
verb
uk
/kəˈrɪər/
us
career down/into/off, etc UK
to move quickly and in an uncontrolled way:
The train careered off a bridge and plunged into the river.

(Definition of career from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of career

in Chinese (Traditional)
生涯,職業, 事業, (尤指車輛失控地)猛衝,飛奔…
in Chinese (Simplified)
生涯,职业, 事业, (尤指车辆失控地)猛冲,飞奔…
in Spanish
carrera, de carrera, profesional…
in Portuguese
carreira, carreira [feminine]…
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तुम्ही तुमच्या कामाच्या जीवनादरम्यान करता ती एक किंवा अनेक नोकऱ्या ज्यामुळे तुम्हाला अधिक अर्थार्जन शक्य होते…
(一生の仕事としての)職業, 職業(しょくぎょう), 経歴(けいれき)…
meslek, iş, meslek yaşamı…
profession [feminine], carrière [feminine], carrière…
carrera…
carrière, levensloop, voortdaveren…
உங்கள் பணி வாழ்க்கையில் நீங்கள் செய்யும் வேலை அல்லது தொடர்ச்சியான வேலைகள், குறிப்பாக நீங்கள் தொடர்ந்து சிறந்த வேலைகளைப் பெற்று அதிக பணம் சம்பாதித்தால்…
आजीविका…
કારકિર્દી…
levevej, karriere, løbebane…
karriär, bana, ila…
profession, perkhidmatan, meluncur…
die Karriere, die Laufbahn, rasen…
karriere [masculine], levevei, profesjon…
کیریئر, مستقبل, مشغلہ…
кар'єра, діяльність, мчати що є духу…
карьера…
వృత్తి…
مِهْنة…
কর্মজীবন…
kariéra, životní dráha, dráha…
karier, arah, meluncur…
อาชีพ, ช่วงเวลา, ความก้าวหน้า…
nghề nghiệp, sự nghiệp, chạy nhanh…
kariera, zawód, kadencja…
직업, 경력…
carriera, percorso, andare di gran carriera…
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