- expertise
- nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, extensive, great▪ limited▪ appropriate, relevant▪
Each area of the curriculum should be led by a staff member with appropriate expertise.
▪ necessary▪An outsider will lack the necessary expertise to run the company.
▪ existing▪ particular, special, specialist (esp. BrE), specific▪areas of special expertise
▪ collective, combined▪They met regularly to develop their collective expertise.
▪ in-house, local, outside▪We sometimes have to call on outside expertise.
▪ staff▪ subject▪ academic, business, clinical, engineering, financial, legal, management, managerial, marketing, medical, professional, scientific, technical, technological… OF EXPERTISE▪ degree, level▪A high degree of expertise is required for this work.
VERB + EXPERTISE▪ have▪She has great expertise in these matters.
▪ lack▪ need, require▪ acquire, develop, gain▪ build on▪This project builds on the existing expertise of our staff.
▪ lend, provide▪Professor Simpson provided expertise in engineering.
▪ apply, bring, bring to bear, use▪How could he apply his academic expertise to practical matters?
▪He will bring a great deal of expertise to bear on this issue.
▪ bring together, call on, draw on▪The project brings together expertise in teaching and library provision.
▪We need to draw on the professional expertise of a large number of teachers.
▪ rely on▪ offer, pass on (esp. BrE), share▪The teachers would be available to share expertise and offer advice.
EXPERTISE + VERB▪ be available▪We need to discover what relevant expertise is available to us.
PREPOSITION▪ expertise in▪I have gained expertise in specialist financial areas.
▪ expertise on▪She brings expertise on general financial and technical matters.
PHRASES▪ an area of expertise, a field of expertise▪ a range of expertise▪The variety of technology requires a wide range of expertise.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
