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profess
pro·fess P0582100 (prə-fĕs′, prō-)v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es v.tr.1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major [who] professes to be a stickler when it comes to data" (Gina Maranto).2. To make a pretense of; pretend: "top officials who were deeply involved with the arms sales but later professed ignorance of them" (David Johnston).3. To practice as a profession or claim knowledge of: profess medicine.4. To affirm belief in: profess Catholicism.5. To receive into a religious order or congregation.v.intr.1. To make an open affirmation.2. To take the vows of a religious order or congregation.
[Middle English professen, to take vows, from Old French profes, that has taken a religious vow (from Medieval Latin professus, avowed) and from Medieval Latin professāre, to administer a vow, both from Latin professus, past participle of profitērī, to affirm openly : pro-, forth; see pro-1 + fatērī, to acknowledge; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·fess′ed·ly (-fĕs′ĭd-lē) adv.profess (prəˈfɛs) vb1. to affirm or announce (something, such as faith); acknowledge: to profess ignorance; to profess a belief in God. 2. (tr) to claim (something, such as a feeling or skill, or to be or do something), often insincerely or falsely: to profess to be a skilled driver. 3. (Roman Catholic Church) to receive or be received into a religious order, as by taking vows[C14: from Latin prōfitērī to confess openly, from pro-1 + fatērī to confess]pro•fess (prəˈfɛs)
v.t. 1. to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed regret. 2. to declare openly; announce or affirm: to profess one's satisfaction. 3. to affirm one's faith in (a religion, God, etc.). 4. to declare oneself skilled or expert in; claim to have good knowledge of. 5. to receive into a religious order. v.i. 6. to make a profession, avowal, or declaration. 7. to take the vows of a religious order. [1400–50; back formation from professed] profess
Past participle: professed
Gerund: professing
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| I profess | | you profess | | he/she/it professes | | we profess | | you profess | | they profess |
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| I professed | | you professed | | he/she/it professed | | we professed | | you professed | | they professed |
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| I am professing | | you are professing | | he/she/it is professing | | we are professing | | you are professing | | they are professing |
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| I have professed | | you have professed | | he/she/it has professed | | we have professed | | you have professed | | they have professed |
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| I was professing | | you were professing | | he/she/it was professing | | we were professing | | you were professing | | they were professing |
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| I had professed | | you had professed | | he/she/it had professed | | we had professed | | you had professed | | they had professed |
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| I will profess | | you will profess | | he/she/it will profess | | we will profess | | you will profess | | they will profess |
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| I will have professed | | you will have professed | | he/she/it will have professed | | we will have professed | | you will have professed | | they will have professed |
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| I will be professing | | you will be professing | | he/she/it will be professing | | we will be professing | | you will be professing | | they will be professing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been professing | | you have been professing | | he/she/it has been professing | | we have been professing | | you have been professing | | they have been professing |
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| I will have been professing | | you will have been professing | | he/she/it will have been professing | | we will have been professing | | you will have been professing | | they will have been professing |
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| I had been professing | | you had been professing | | he/she/it had been professing | | we had been professing | | you had been professing | | they had been professing |
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| I would profess | | you would profess | | he/she/it would profess | | we would profess | | you would profess | | they would profess |
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| I would have professed | | you would have professed | | he/she/it would have professed | | we would have professed | | you would have professed | | they would have professed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | profess - practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" | | 2. | profess - confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | | 3. | profess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"concede, confessacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"fess up, make a clean breast of, own up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting" | | 4. | profess - state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | | 5. | profess - receive into a religious order or congregationprofess - take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" | | 6. | profess - take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"take the veil - become a nun; "The young woman took the veil after her fiance died"profess - receive into a religious order or congregation | | 7. | profess - state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"pretendclaim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
professverb1. claim, allege, pretend, fake, make out, sham, purport, feign, act as if, let on, dissemble `I don't know,' he replied, professing innocence.2. state, admit, announce, maintain, own, confirm, declare, acknowledge, confess, assert, proclaim, affirm, certify, avow, vouch, aver, asseverate He professed that he was content with the arrangements.professverbTo claim or allege insincerely or falsely:feign, pretend.Translationsprofess (prəˈfes) verb1. to state or declare openly. 承認 承认2. to claim or pretend. He professed to be an expert. 聲稱，冒充 声称，冒充 proˈfession (-ʃən) noun1. an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc. 職業，專業 职业，专业 2. the people who have such an occupation. the legal profession. 某專業的人，同行 某专业的人，同行 3. an open statement or declaration. 聲明 声明proˈfessional (-ʃə-) adjective (negative unprofessional). 1. of a profession. professional skill. 專業的 专业的2. of a very high standard. a very professional performance. 職業性的 职业性的3. earning money by performing, or giving instruction, in a sport or other activity that is a pastime for other people; not amateur. a professional musician/golfer. 職業上的 职业上的 noun (abbreviation pro (prou) ) a person who is professional. a golf professional/pro. 專業人員 专业人员proˈfessionally adverb 職業(地) 职业（地）
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Synonyms for professverb claimSynonyms- claim
- allege
- pretend
- fake
- make out
- sham
- purport
- feign
- act as if
- let on
- dissemble
verb stateSynonyms- state
- admit
- announce
- maintain
- own
- confirm
- declare
- acknowledge
- confess
- assert
- proclaim
- affirm
- certify
- avow
- vouch
- aver
- asseverate
Synonyms for professverb to claim or allege insincerely or falselySynonymsSynonyms for professverb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable aboutRelated Wordsverb confess one's faith in, or allegiance toRelated Wordsverb admit (to a wrongdoing)SynonymsRelated Words- acknowledge
- admit
- fess up
- make a clean breast of
- own up
verb state freelyRelated Wordsverb receive into a religious order or congregationRelated Words- profess
- admit
- take on
- accept
- take
verb take vows, as in religious orderRelated Wordsverb state insincerelySynonymsRelated Words |