英语词汇“profess”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

professprofess /prəˈfɛs, proʊ-/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYprofess

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin professus, past participle of profiteri to profess, confess

VERB TABLE

profess

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	profess
	he, she, it	professes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	professed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have professed
	he, she, it	has professed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had professed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will profess
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have professed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am professing
	he, she, it	is professing
	you, we, they	are professing
Past	I, he, she, it	was professing
	you, we, they	were professing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been professing
	he, she, it	has been professing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been professing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be professing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been professing

1to say that you do or are something, especially when it is not really true: Lewis professed his innocence.profess to be something He professes to be an expert on Islamic art.profess to do something Duke professes to have abandoned his racist views.2to state a personal feeling or belief openly and freely: He finally professed his love for her.3to have a religion or belief