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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•fess /prəˈfɛs/USA pronunciation v. - to claim to have, be, or feel (something), often insincerely;
pretend to have: [~ + object]professed regret at what he called "this unfortunate incident.''[~ + to + verb]He professed to respect human rights, but he was quick to deny them when it suited him. - to declare openly;
announce;
affirm:[~ + object]He professed his complete satisfaction with your product. - to affirm one's faith in (a religion, God, etc.):[~ + object]to profess Christianity.
See -fess-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•fess (prə fes′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to lay claim to, often insincerely;
pretend to:He professed extreme regret. - to declare openly;
announce or affirm;
avow or acknowledge:to profess one's satisfaction. - to affirm faith in or allegiance to (a religion, God, etc.).
- to declare oneself skilled or expert in;
claim to have knowledge of;
make (a thing) one's profession or business. - to teach as a professor:She professes comparative literature.
- to receive or admit into a religious order.
v.i. - to make a profession, avowal, or declaration.
- to take the vows of a religious order.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; back formation from professed
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . claim, allege, purport, avow.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: profess /prəˈfɛs/ vb - to affirm or announce (something, such as faith); acknowledge: to profess ignorance, to profess a belief in God
- (transitive) 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
- to receive or be received into a religious order, as by taking vows
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin prōfitērī to confess openly, from pro-1 + fatērī to confess |