PROFESS
\pɹəfˈɛs], \pɹəfˈɛs], \p_ɹ_ə_f_ˈɛ_s]\
Definitions of PROFESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"
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state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
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take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"
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receive into a religious order or congregation
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state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
By Princeton University
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confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"
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claim to be proficient
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely.
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To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of.
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To take a profession upon one's self by a public declaration; to confess.
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To declare friendship.
By Oddity Software
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To make an open or public statement of, as one's belief, intentions, etc.; avow or acknowledge; to pretend; set up a claim of; to claim to be an authority in.
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Professedly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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