"pro and con" meaning in All languages combined

See pro and con on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pro and cons [present, singular, third-person], pros and cons [present, singular, third-person], pro and conning [participle, present], proing and conning [participle, present], pro and conned [participle, past], pro and conned [past], proed and conned [participle, past], proed and conned [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=proed and conned|pres_3sg2=pros and cons|pres_ptc2=proing and conning}} pro and con (third-person singular simple present pro and cons or pros and cons, present participle pro and conning or proing and conning, simple past and past participle pro and conned or proed and conned)
  1. (transitive) To debate the advantages and disadvantages of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pro_and_con-en-verb-mGU4Ms2s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pro and con meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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