Meaning & use
professionally done
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
carried out to the standard of a trained expert, not by an amateur
Grammar: Used after 'be' or after a noun: the repair was professionally done.
Patterns
- be professionally done
- look professionally done
- a professionally done job
The wedding photos were professionally done and looked beautiful.
Her nails are always professionally done before a big event.
The report was professionally done, with clear charts and no errors.
adjectivenot comparable
finished in a skilled, careful way that shows good training
Grammar: Describes the quality of the result, not who did it; often after 'very'.
Patterns
- very professionally done
- beautifully and professionally done
The garden redesign was very professionally done.
Everything from the food to the service was professionally done.
The repair was so professionally done that you cannot see the damage.
Common combinations
- professionally done job
- They did a professionally done job on the kitchen.
- look professionally done
- The website looks professionally done.
- very professionally done
- The whole event was very professionally done.
- get something professionally done
- I got my hair professionally done for the interview.
Synonyms and how they differ
- expertly done
- Emphasizes high skill; slightly stronger and more formal than 'professionally done'.
- well done
- More general and can mean simply 'good'; 'professionally done' says a trained person did it.
- properly done
- Focuses on correctness, not on professional skill.
Opposites
Word family
- professional adjective
- Relating to a job that needs special training.
- professional noun
- A person who does a skilled job.
- professionally adverb
- In a way that shows expert training.
Commonly confused: professionally done or professional?
professionally done vs professional
As an adjective, 'professional' comes before a noun (a professional job); 'professionally done' comes after the verb or noun.
Practice
The painting was ______, so it lasted for years without fading.
Choose one answer.
'Professionally done' is the correct order: adverb + past participle. 'Professional done' uses an adjective where an adverb is needed, 'done professional' has the wrong order, and 'professionally doing' is the wrong form.
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