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UK /ˈpɹəʊfaɪl/ US /ˈpɹoʊfaɪl/

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) face seen from the side

ADJ

beautiful, handsome | strong | three-quarter

VERB + PROFILE

present

PREP

in ~

The architect drew the building in profile to show its distinctive shape clearly.

PHRASES

sb's best profile

When she walked into the interview, she made sure to show her best profile.

(noun.) description of sb/sth

ADJ

detailed | age, career, psychological | company, customer | financial, social

VERB + PROFILE

build up, construct, develop

PREP

~ of

The survey created a detailed profile of teenagers' shopping habits and preferences.

(noun.) public image

ADJ

high, low

The new manager wanted to maintain a low profile during his first month at the company.

public | political | corporate

VERB + PROFILE

have

give sb/sth

The new employee was given a high profile in the company newsletter.

improve, increase, raise

The new social media strategy helped increase the profile of our local charity among young people.

lower | keep, maintain | adopt

Definitions

noun

The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.

His fingers traced the profile of the handle.

The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.

The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.

Driver's licenses have a photograph of the person on them, which is in full face if the person is above legal drinking age, or in profile if not.

A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.

Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.

A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.

I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.

After getting permisssion from my mom, I personal messaged ten different Harveys from her profile who seemed “obviously” Native and lived in Phoenix.

Reputation, prominence; noticeability.

Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.

verb

To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).

The book The Men with the Pink Triangles, profiling the lives of gay prisoners in the German concentration camp.

A resource that profiles the important language of secondary disciplines by adapting the methods of EAP research could therefore be very useful for such pedagogy.

To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.

To draw in profile or outline.

To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.

To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.

[…] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — degree of exposure to public notice

visibility

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

keep a low profile

To be discreet and quiet.

He kept a low profile during the carnival.

Example Bank

His fingers traced the profile of the handle.

Wiktionary

The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.

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Driver's licenses have a photograph of the person on them, which is in full face if the person is above legal drinking age, or in profile if not.

Wiktionary

The book The Men with the Pink Triangles, profiling the lives of gay prisoners in the German concentration camp.

Wiktionary

A resource that profiles the important language of secondary disciplines by adapting the methods of EAP research could therefore be very useful for such pedagogy.

Wiktionary

[…] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, profile is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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