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BNC: 19932 COCA: 22162

professed

professed /prəˈfɛst/ adjective
professed
/prəˈfɛst/
adjective
Learner's definition of PROFESSED
always before a noun formal
: openly said or declared公开表示的;公开声称的
often used to suggest that what someone says is not true or should be doubted常用于指某人的话不真实或可疑
see also self-professed
BNC: 19932 COCA: 22162

professed

adjective

pro·​fessed prə-ˈfest How to pronounce professed (audio)
prō-
1
: openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed
2
: professing to be qualified
also : expert

Example Sentences

He is a professed enemy of the king. a professed analyst of American presidential politics
Recent Examples on the Web Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine’s professed desire to join NATO was a security threat to Russia and one of the reasons for the invasion. Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2022 The lawsuit says that despite ODOT’s professed compliance with local policies, the agency failed to study rush-hour tolls and disregarded other climate-mitigating options recommended in city and regional plans. oregonlive, 9 June 2022 Antonoff, despite his professed aversion to rock-star pretense, rarely answers such questions directly. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 His professed support for those employees and his halt to political donations in Florida provoked stark criticism from Republicans in the state. Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 Now, Shehbaz Sharif’s rise to prime minister is seen in some circles as an implicit rebuke of Mr. Khan’s professed mission of dismantling Pakistan’s political dynasties and rooting out corruption in politics. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 With the Sharmas’ plotline, however, there are several references to an Indian backstory, including a professed love of chai, accents that seem to slip back and forth between British and Indian, and even nods to British imperialism. NBC News, 7 Apr. 2022 When environmental art exhibitions occur at institutions with funding that undercuts their professed ideals, those exhibitions become a smoke screen for the ethical dissonance of the art world. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 That much was clear following the team’s World Series title last October, when one teammate after another professed joy at seeing Freeman reach the mountaintop after so many years. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of professed was circa 1524
BNC: 19932 COCA: 22162

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