pro meaning
EN[pɹəʊ] [pɹoʊ] [-əʊ]WPro
FR pro
- NounPLprosPREpro-
- An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
- What are the pros and cons of buying a car?
- A professional sportsman.
- (colloquial) Professional.
- When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.
- A prostitute.
- An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
- AdjectiveCOMmore proSUPmost pro
- Professional.
- He landed a pro mentorship gig.
- Professional.
- Preposition
- In favor of.
- He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.
- In favor of.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not.
- Durham is an excellent basketball announcer; he concentrates on the defense and coverages, and he always seems to have one eye on the shot clock, which is so overimportant in the pro game.
- Never drop crotch to a horizontal limb — the pros call it a bench cut — which will produce more water sprouts than you can count.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of pro in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary