pro

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UK /pɹəʊ/ US /pɹoʊ/

noun 9prep 1adj 1name 1symbol 1

Collocations

ADJ.

against, interesting, mean, opposite, opposite, real, turned

I'm trying to stay neutral, but my sister is definitely pro and I'm against the new policy.

VERB + PRO

could've, dreamed, going, heat, hire, landed, like, offered

I never dreamed I could hire a pro to help renovate our kitchen so affordably.

PRO + NOUN

baseball, basketball, bono, con, gig, golfer, iphone, japan

The pro golfer won the tournament by three strokes last weekend.

PREP.

in, on

The team's new coach is definitely pro on making changes to the defensive strategy.

Definitions

noun

An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).

What are the pros and cons of buying a car?

A person who supports a concept or principle.

prep

In favor of.

He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.

noun

A professional sportsman.

Professional.

When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an athlete who plays for pay

professional

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

pro tip

A useful piece of advice.

Shoppers picking up ground beef, for example, encounter the stork on in-store shelf ads near the meat section, where a speech balloon near his ample beak says, "Pro tip: Serve your

Example Bank

What are the pros and cons of buying a car?

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He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.

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When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.

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He landed a pro mentorship gig.

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1974, "Fynn" (Sydney Hopkins), Mister God, This Is Anna Millie was one of the dozen or so pros who had a house at the top of the street.

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In the bivariate analysis carried out by subgroups, we did not find statistically significant differences (p 30 in relation to the efficacy variables (PASI and BSA) and analyzed PROs (VAS pruritus an

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pro is marked as slang, archaic, colloquial, UK, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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