"pro" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more pro [comparative], most pro [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Clipping of professional. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|professional}} Clipping of professional Head templates: {{en-adj}} pro (comparative more pro, superlative most pro)
  1. Professional. Categories (topical): People Derived forms: pro wrestling
    Sense id: en-pro-en-adj-HuD6ZkRT Disambiguation of People: 33 6 6 17 33 0 1 4 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pros [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From Late Middle English pro, from Latin prō (“on behalf of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pro}} Middle English pro, {{der|en|la|prō||on behalf of}} Latin prō (“on behalf of”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro (plural pros)
  1. An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons). Synonyms: advantage, plus, upside Translations (advantage of something): pro [masculine] (Catalan), pro [neuter] (Czech), klad [masculine] (Czech), etu (Finnish), hyvä puoli (Finnish), les pours (French), les avantages (French), უპირატესობა (uṗiraṭesoba) (Georgian), za [neuter] (Polish), pró [masculine] (Portuguese), plus (Slovak), klad (Slovak), výhoda (Slovak), fördel [common-gender] (Swedish), ข้อดี (kɔ̂ɔ-dii) (Thai), ưu điểm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun-en:advantage Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 26 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 20 4 4 5 1 27 33 3 Disambiguation of 'advantage of something': 98 2
  2. A person who supports a concept or principle.
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun-aliWG3j8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pros and cons
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pros [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Clipping of professional. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|professional}} Clipping of professional Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro (plural pros)
  1. A professional sportsman. Categories (topical): People Translations (a professional sportsman): ammattilainen (Finnish), pro [masculine] (French), proff [masculine] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun-w~0Wnfgr Disambiguation of People: 33 6 6 17 33 0 1 4 0 Disambiguation of 'a professional sportsman': 71 29
  2. (colloquial) Professional. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who is very good at something): expert [masculine] (Catalan), profík [masculine] (Czech), proff (Estonian), pro [masculine] (French), expert [masculine] (French), Profi [masculine] (German), profi (Hungarian), esperto [masculine] (Italian), consultus [masculine] (Latin), proff [masculine] (Norwegian), especialista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), perito [masculine] (Portuguese), про́фи (prófi) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), профессиона́л (professionál) [masculine] (Russian), profík [masculine] (Slovak), profíčka [feminine] (Slovak), perito [masculine] (Spanish), experto [masculine] (Spanish), proffs [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun-HuD6ZkRT Disambiguation of People: 33 6 6 17 33 0 1 4 0 Disambiguation of 'someone who is very good at something': 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gold pro, pro-am, pro shop
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pros [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Clipping of prostitute. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|prostitute}} Clipping of prostitute Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro (plural pros)
  1. (slang) A prostitute. Tags: slang Derived forms: pro skirt
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun-NiVr4rC1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pros [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Clipping of proproctor Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|proproctor}} Clipping of proproctor Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro (plural pros)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A proproctor. Tags: UK, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun-7T1gIATZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 20 4 4 5 1 27 33 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pros [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: Clipping of prophylaxis. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|prophylaxis}} Clipping of prophylaxis Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro (plural pros)
  1. (slang, historical) A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease. Tags: historical, slang
    Sense id: en-pro-en-noun--~p7cnCB Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 20 4 4 5 1 27 33 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 15 3 3 4 1 23 44 3 Related terms: civ pro, co-pro, in dubio pro reo, nunc pro tunc, per pro, pro bono, pro confesso, pro domino, pro eo quod, pro hac vice, pro hoc vice, pro indiviso, pro memoria, pro nav, pro parte, pro per, pro re nata, pro se, pro tem, pro tempore, pro time, pro tip, quo pro quid, sic pro
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Preposition

IPA: /pɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From Late Middle English pro, from Latin prō (“on behalf of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pro}} Middle English pro, {{der|en|la|prō||on behalf of}} Latin prō (“on behalf of”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} pro, {{en-prep}} pro
  1. In favor of. Translations (in favor of): مَع (maʕ) (Arabic), مع (maʕ) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), pro (Catalan), pro (Czech), puolesta (Finnish), in favore di (Italian), pro (Italian), za (Polish), pró (Portuguese), za (Slovak), sang-ayon (Tagalog), adına (Turkish), lehine (Turkish), lehinde (Turkish), thuận (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-pro-en-prep-FF5I0AkL Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 16 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "code": "et",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊ"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pro.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pro.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pro.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pro.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}

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