"pro" meaning in Dutch

See pro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /proː/ Audio: Nl-pro.ogg Forms: pro's [plural]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pro. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|pro}} Borrowed from Latin pro Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-'s|-}} pro n (plural pro's, no diminutive)
  1. pro (advantage of something) Tags: neuter, no-diminutive Synonyms: plus, pluspunt
    Sense id: en-pro-nl-noun-4jrj8yGY Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prepositions Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 54 24 12 11 Disambiguation of Dutch prepositions: 50 11 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /proː/ Audio: Nl-pro.ogg Forms: pro's [plural]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pro. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|pro}} Borrowed from Latin pro Head templates: {{nl-noun|mfbysense|-'s|-}} pro m or f by sense (plural pro's, no diminutive)
  1. pro (person who supports a concept or principle) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-pro-nl-noun-FCd1-Hli Categories (other): Dutch masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Dutch masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 14 44 31 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /proː/ Audio: Nl-pro.ogg Forms: pro's [plural]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Probably borrowed from English pro. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|en|pro|nocap=1}} borrowed from English pro Head templates: {{nl-noun|mfbysense|-'s|-}} pro m or f by sense (plural pro's, no diminutive)
  1. (informal) pro (professional) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine, no-diminutive Synonyms: prof, profi, professional
    Sense id: en-pro-nl-noun-QWIqn~K0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /proː/ Audio: Nl-pro.ogg
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pro. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|la|pro}} Borrowed from Latin pro Head templates: {{head|nl|preposition}} pro
  1. pro (in favor of) Synonyms: voor
    Sense id: en-pro-nl-prep-adhUXHvY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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