English Explanatory Dictionary

pro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
  2. A person who supports a concept or principle.
prep
  1. In favor of.
noun
  1. A professional sportsman.
  2. Professional.
adj
  1. Professional.
noun
  1. A prostitute.
noun
  1. A proproctor.
noun
  1. A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease.
name
  1. A surname from Spanish.
noun
  1. Initialism of pressure retarded osmosis.
  2. Initialism of patient-reported outcome.
symbol
  1. A theoretical phonologically null pronoun
  2. Used to indicate personal pronoun in sign language glosses, e.g. PRO.1 or PRO-1 for the first person.

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pro.wav /pɹoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vincent.Xavier.Zell-pro.wav

Word forms

pro pros more pro most pro

Etymology

From Late Middle English pro, from Latin prō (“on behalf of”).

Synonyms

advantage plus upside

Antonyms

con disadvantage downside minus anti

Related words

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 RED

Derived words

pros and cons gold pro neopro nonpro pro-am pro-celebrity prodom proette profic pro hop prolocution promission pro move pro shop prozine semipro superpro pro wrestling pro skirt
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