"pros and cons" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin prō (“for, on behalf of”) and contrā (“against”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|prō||for, on behalf of}} Latin prō (“for, on behalf of”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=pros and cons}} pros and cons pl (plural only)
  1. (plural only) The positive and negative attributes of arguments. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (for and against): مَحَاسِن وَمَسَاوِئ (maḥāsin wamasāwiʔ) (Arabic), el pro i el contra [masculine] (Catalan), els pros i els contres [masculine, plural] (Catalan), 優缺點 (Chinese Mandarin), 优缺点 (yōuquēdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 利弊 (lìbì) (Chinese Mandarin), pro a proti [neuter, plural] (Czech), klady a zápory [masculine, plural] (Czech), fordele & ulemper (Danish), voordelen en nadelen (Dutch), hyvät ja huonot puolet (Finnish), pours et contres [plural] (French), le pour et le contre (French), დადებითი და უარყოფითი მხარეები (dadebiti da uarq̇opiti mxareebi) (Georgian), პლუსები და მინუსები (ṗlusebi da minusebi) (Georgian), Für und Wider [neuter] (German), Pro und Contra [neuter] (German), Vor- und Nachteile [plural] (German), τα υπέρ και τα κατά (ta ypér kai ta katá) [neuter, plural] (Greek), בעד ונגד (Hebrew), mellette és ellene (Hungarian), érvek és ellenérvek (Hungarian), pro e contro [plural] (Italian), 賛否 (sanpi) (alt: さんぴ) (Japanese), 長短 (chōtan) (alt: ちょうたん) (Japanese), 장단점 (jangdanjeom) (alt: 長短點) (Korean), pro et contra (Latin), предности и недостатоци (prednosti i nedostatoci) (Macedonian), za i przeciw [plural] (Polish), plusy i minusy [plural] (Polish), prós e contras [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), за и про́тив (za i prótiv) [plural] (Russian), плю́сы и ми́нусы (pljúsy i mínusy) [plural] (Russian), el pro y el contra [masculine] (Spanish), los pros y los contras [masculine, plural] (Spanish), för- och nackdelar (Swedish), artılar ve eksiler [plural] (Turkish), avantajlar ve dezavantajlar [plural] (Turkish), lehte ve aleyhte olanlar (Turkish), за та про́ти (za ta próty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pros_and_cons-en-noun-DdA7oxyG Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 50 50 Synonyms: fors and againsts, advantages and disadvantages, benefits and malefits, boons and banes, assets and liabilities, costs and benefits, gains and losses, opportunities and obstacles, strengths and weaknesses, positives and negatives, benefits and disadvantages, benefits and disbenefits, benefits and detriments, benefits and drawbacks, benefits and risks, highs and lows, good and bad, merits and drawbacks

Verb

Etymology: From Latin prō (“for, on behalf of”) and contrā (“against”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|prō||for, on behalf of}} Latin prō (“for, on behalf of”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|head=pros and cons}} pros and cons
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pro and con Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: pro and con
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      "word": "優缺點"
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      "word": "klady a zápory"
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      "word": "fordele & ulemper"
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      "word": "voordelen en nadelen"
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      "word": "hyvät ja huonot puolet"
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      "roman": "dadebiti da uarq̇opiti mxareebi",
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      "word": "დადებითი და უარყოფითი მხარეები"
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      "roman": "ṗlusebi da minusebi",
      "sense": "for and against",
      "word": "პლუსები და მინუსები"
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      "word": "artılar ve eksiler"
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      "word": "lehte ve aleyhte olanlar"
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      "roman": "za ta próty",
      "sense": "for and against",
      "word": "за та про́ти"
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