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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pro- prefix - in favour of; supporting: pro-Chinese
- acting as a substitute for: proconsul, pronoun
Etymology: from Latin prō (adv and prep). In compound words borrowed from Latin, prō- indicates: forward, out (project); forward and down (prostrate); away from a place (prodigal); onward in time or space (proceed); extension outwards (propagate); before in time or place (provide, protect); on behalf of (procure); acting as a substitute for (pronominal); and sometimes intensive force (promiscuous) pro- prefix - before in time or position; anterior; forward: prophase, procephalic, prognathous
Etymology: from Greek pro (prep) before (in time, position, rank, etc) pro1 /proʊ/USA pronunciation adv., adj., n., pl. pros. adv. - in favor of an idea, proposal, etc.— adj. favorable:the pro side of the argument.
n. [countable] - the argument, position, or voter for something:the pros and cons.
Compare con1. pro2 /proʊ/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. pros. adj. - Informal Termsprofessional:He turned pro last year.
n. [countable] - a professional:She's a real pro; she won't let you down.
pro-1 ,[prefix.]- pro- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "forward, forward movement or location;
advancement'':proceed; prominent;promote;propose. - pro- is also attached to roots and words and means "bringing into existence'':procreate; produce.
- pro- is also attached to roots and words and means "in place of'':pronoun.
- pro- is also used to form adjectives that have the meaning "favoring the group, interests, course of action, etc., named by the noun;
calling for the interests named by the noun'':pro- + choice → pro-choice (= in favor of allowing a choice to be made regarding abortions);pro- + war → prowar (= in favor of fighting a war).
pro-2 ,[prefix.]- pro- comes from Greek, and has the meaning "before, beforehand, in front of'':proboscis; prophylactic;prothesis.
- pro- is also attached to a word and means "primitive or early form'':prodrug; prosimian.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro1 (prō),USA pronunciation adv., n., pl. pros. adv. - in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.
n. - a proponent of an issue;
a person who upholds the affirmative in a debate. - an argument, consideration, vote, etc., for something. Cf. con 1.
- Latin prō (prep) in favor of, for; akin to per-, Greek pró, Sanskrit pra
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Informal Termsprofessional.
n. - Informal Termsprofessional.
- the pros, the professional athletic leagues, as of football, baseball, or basketball:He's sure to be signed by the pros.
pro3 (prō),USA pronunciation n., pl. pros. [Slang.]- Drugs, Slang Termsprophylactic (def. 5).
pro (prō; Eng. prō),USA pronunciation prep. [Latin.]- Foreign Termsfor.
PRO, - public relations officer.
Also, P.R.O. Pro, [Biochem.]- Biochemistryproline.
pro-1 , - a prefix indicating favor for some party, system, idea, etc., without identity with the group (pro-British;
pro-Communist;
proslavery), having anti- as its opposite. - a prefix of priority in space or time having especially a meaning of advancing or projecting forward or outward, and also used to indicate substitution, attached widely to stems not used as words:provision; proceed;produce;protract;
procathedral;
proconsul.
- Latin prō-, pro-, combining form representing prō pro1
, - a prefix identical in meaning with pro- 1, occurring in words borrowed from Greek (prodrome) or formed of Greek (and occasionally Latin) elements.
- Greek, combining form of pró for, before; see pro1
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