pro

See also -pro-, pro-, Pro, Pro., and PRO

Translingual

Wikipedia

Etymology

from Provencal

Abbreviation

pro

1. ISO 639 code for Old Provençal

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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊ

Etymology 1

From Latin prō (“on behalf of”).

Noun

pro (plural pros)

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

   What are the pros and cons of buying a car?

Synonyms

• advantage
• plus
• upside

Antonyms

• con
• disadvantage
• downside
• minus

Derived terms

• pros and cons

Translations

advantage of something

• Czech: pro (cs) n, klad (cs) m
• Finnish: etu (fi), hyvä puoli (fi)

• Swedish: fördel (sv) c

Preposition

pro

1. In favor of

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

Antonyms

• anti

Derived terms

• pros and cons

Translations

in favor of

• Finnish: puolesta (fi)

Etymology 2

• Shortened from professional.

Noun

pro (plural pros)

1. a professional sportsman
2. (colloquial) professional someone who is very good at something

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

Derived terms

• pro-am

Translations

a professional sportsman

• Finnish: ammattilainen (fi)
• French: pro (fr) m

• Norwegian: proff (no) m

someone who is very good at something

• French: pro (fr) m

• Norwegian: proff (no) m

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Noun

pro (plural pros)

1. A prostitute.
   • 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.

Anagrams

• POR
• RPO

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Preposition

pro + accusative

1. for

Noun

pro n

1. pro (advantage)

   Všechno má svá pro a proti. — Everything has its pros and cons.

Synonyms

• klad m

Antonyms

• proti

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Esperanto

Preposition

pro

1. caused by, because of, owing to, due to
2. motivated by, for the sake of, on account of, for
3. in exchange for

See also

• graŭ (neologism)
• per
• por

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French

Etymology

• Shortened from professionnel

Adjective

pro (masculine and feminine, plural pros)

1. professional

   Il est très pro.

Noun

pro m (plural pros)

1. someone who is very good at something

   Nous avons à faire à un pro !

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German

Preposition

pro

1. per

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Ido

Preposition

pro

1. because of

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Interlingua

Preposition

pro

1. for, to

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Italian

Preposition

pro

1. for, in favour of

Noun

pro m (invariable)

1. good, benefit, advantage

Noun

pro m (invariable)

1. pro (as in pros and cons)
2. pro (a professional)

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-.

Preposition

prō + ablative

1. for
2. on behalf of
3. before
4. in front, instead of
5. about
6. according to
7. as, like

Derived terms

• quid pro quo
• semel pro semper
• mos pro lege
• pro rata
• pro forma
• pro tanto
• pars pro toto

Descendants

• French: pour
• Portuguese: por
• Spanish: por

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Lojban

Rafsi

pro

1. rafsi of fapro.

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Old French

Preposition

pro

1. (very early Old French) Alternative form of por.

Usage notes

• Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg

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Spanish

Etymology

A recent Latinism, from the Latin prō; see above.

Preposition

pro

1. pro, in favor of, for

Usage notes

Equivalent to, and often replaced with, en pro de (see en, de) or a favor de (see a, favor).

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Volapük

Preposition

pro

1. for