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- used to describe someone who does a job that people usually do as a hobby: She's a professional dancer / photographer. He's a runner who's just turned professional. having the type of job that is respected because it involves a high level of education and training: Room for rent in shared house - would suit professional person.
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PROFESS definition: 1. to state something, sometimes in a way that is not sincere: 2. to state something, sometimes in…. Learn more.
- English (US)
to claim something, sometimes falsely: [ + to infinitive ]...
- Znaczenie Profess, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PROFESS definicja: 1. to state something, sometimes in a way...
- Traditional
PROFESS translate: 聲稱;自稱;謊稱. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Profess: French Translation
PROFESS translate: professer, prétendre. Learn more in the...
- Profess: Polish Translation
PROFESS translate: utrzymywać, twierdzić, oświadczyć,...
- Profess: German Translation
profess translate: öffentlich erklären, beteuern. Learn more...
- English (US)
profess in British English. (prəˈfɛs ) verb. 1. to affirm or announce (something, such as faith ); acknowledge. to profess ignorance. to profess a belief in God. 2. (transitive) to claim (something, such as a feeling or skill, or to be or do something), often insincerely or falsely.
to claim something, sometimes falsely: [ + to infinitive ] They professed to have no knowledge of the event.
profess something to belong to a particular religion. Definition of profess verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You can profess something and mean it, but more often the verb profess is used when someone lies about their true feelings. You might profess your love of your grandmother's tuna casserole, or profess that you never bite your fingernails, but you're just saying what you think people want to hear.
The meaning of PROFESS is to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows. How to use profess in a sentence.
to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret. Synonyms: avow, purport, allege, claim. 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.).
