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profess
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
professes; professed; professing
professes; professed; professing
Learner's definition of PROFESS
[+ object] formal
1
: to say or declare (something) openly宣称；公开表示
- He professes confidence in his friend.他公开表示对朋友有信心。
- They profess loyalty to the king.他们向国王表明忠心。
- He professes himself (to be) unsatisfied with their decision.他公开表示对他们的决定不满。
2
: to say that you are, do, or feel something when other people doubt what you say : claim声称 — followed by to + verb接动词不定式
- They professed to be our friends.他们声称是我们的朋友。
- She professed to know nothing about the missing money.她声称对丢失的钱一无所知。
- She professed to be pleased with the outcome, but we knew the truth.她声称对此结果很满意，但我们知道真相。
3
old-fashioned : to believe in (a particular religion)信奉，信仰（某一宗教）
- He professes Judaism/Catholicism/Islam.他信奉犹太教/天主教/伊斯兰教
professed; professing; professes
1
: to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows
Synonyms
Example Sentences
He professes confidence in his friend. They profess loyalty to the king.
Recent Examples on the Web There's a dating app in the works for singles who want to only swipe right – for possible matches who profess conservative political leanings. 
Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 Remember American politicians who profess to be aghast at foreign interference in domestic U.S. politics? The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 July 2022 Prior to Monday's hearing, Shah had continued to profess her innocence. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022 At most, a new coach and front office may profess to need two years to transform a struggling team into a playoff contender. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 30 June 2022 What better way to profess your love than with tattoo ink? Gabi Thorne, Allure, 11 July 2022 We’d be disgusted enough by the hypocrisy of those who profess empty compassion, or feign concern over mental illness, to shun them from public life. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022 Among the believers was actor Michael Chiklis, a Lowell native and devoted fan of all Boston sports, who took to social media to profess his love of and belief in the Celtics. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022 Peterson agreed to talk to me not to profess his innocence. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 June 2022 See More
Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022 Remember American politicians who profess to be aghast at foreign interference in domestic U.S. politics? The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 July 2022 Prior to Monday's hearing, Shah had continued to profess her innocence. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022 At most, a new coach and front office may profess to need two years to transform a struggling team into a playoff contender. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 30 June 2022 What better way to profess your love than with tattoo ink? Gabi Thorne, Allure, 11 July 2022 We’d be disgusted enough by the hypocrisy of those who profess empty compassion, or feign concern over mental illness, to shun them from public life. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022 Among the believers was actor Michael Chiklis, a Lowell native and devoted fan of all Boston sports, who took to social media to profess his love of and belief in the Celtics. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022 Peterson agreed to talk to me not to profess his innocence. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
in sense 1, from Middle English, from profes, adjective, having professed one's vows, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin professus, from Latin, past participle of profitēri to profess, confess, from pro- before + fatēri to acknowledge; in other senses, from Latin professus, past participle — more at confess
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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