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professprofess /prəˈfɛs, proʊ-/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYprofessOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin professus, past participle of profiteri to profess, confess VERB TABLEprofess |
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 |
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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 |