pro
Translingual
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Etymology
from Provençal, with the final o for old. Compare fro.
Symbol
pro
- ISO 639 code for Old Provençal / Old Occitan.
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology 1
From Late Middle English pro, from Latin prō (“on behalf of”).
Noun
pro (plural pros)
- 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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (advantage): con, disadvantage, downside, minus
- (person who supports): anti
Derived terms
Translations
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Preposition
pro
- In favor of.
- He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.
Antonyms
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of professional.
Noun
pro (plural pros)
- A professional sportsman.
- (colloquial) Professional.
- When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.
Derived terms
Translations
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Adjective
pro (comparative more pro, superlative most pro)
- Professional.
- He landed a pro mentorship gig.
Etymology 3
Clipping of prostitute.
Noun
pro (plural pros)
- 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.
- 1974, "Fynn" (Sydney Hopkins), Mister God, This Is Anna
Anagrams
Catalan
Noun
pro m (plural pros)
Preposition
pro
Czech
Pronunciation
Preposition
Template:cs-prep + accusative
Noun
pro n
- pro (advantage)
- Všechno má svá pro a proti. — Everything has its pros and cons.
Synonyms
- klad m
Antonyms
Further reading
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Preposition
pro
- caused by, because of, owing to, due to
- motivated by, for the sake of, on account of, for
- in exchange for
See also
French
Etymology
Clipping of professionnel(le).
Pronunciation
Adjective
pro (plural pros)
- (informal) professional
- Il est très pro.
Noun
pro m or f (plural pros)
- (informal) professional
- Elle est une vraie pro.
- (informal) a whiz, someone who is very good at something
- Nous avons affaire à un pro !
Further reading
- “pro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Preposition
pro (+ accusative)
Usage notes
- When used with Latin words, the ablative is used as in pars pro toto or Pars pro Toto, and pro forma or pro Forma.
Ido
Preposition
pro
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From learned borrowing from Latin pro.
Adjective
pro
- (colloquial) pro, in favor of.
- Synonym: setuju
- more.
- Synonym: lebih
Etymology 2
From Clipping of profesional (“professional”).
Noun
pro (first-person possessive proku, second-person possessive promu, third-person possessive pronya)
- Clipping of profesional (“professional”)..
Further reading
- “pro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Preposition
pro
Italian
Etymology 1
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From Latin prō (“for, on behalf of”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
pro
Related terms
Noun
pro m (uncountable)
- (dated) good, benefit, advantage, weal
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier (1994), Canto II, p. 29, vv. 109-111:
- Al mondo non fur mai persone ratte ¶ a far lor pro o a fuggir lor danno, ¶ com'io, dopo cotai parole fatte.
- Never were persons in the world so swift ¶ to work their weal and to escape their woe, ¶ as I, after such words as these were uttered.
- Al mondo non fur mai persone ratte ¶ a far lor pro o a fuggir lor danno, ¶ com'io, dopo cotai parole fatte.
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier (1994), Canto II, p. 29, vv. 109-111:
- pro (as in English “pros and cons”)
Etymology 2
Noun
pro m (uncountable)
Ladin
Noun
pro m (plural pro)
Latin
Alternative forms
- por- (archaic)
Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *per-.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proː/, [proː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro/, [prɔː]
Preposition
prō + ablative (LL. also + accusative)
- for
- on behalf of, in the interest of, for the sake of
- before
- in front, instead of
- about
- according to
- as, like
- as befitting
Derived terms
- mōs prō lēge (literally “custom for law”)
- pars prō tōtō (literally “part for the whole”)
- prō fōrmā (literally “for (the sake of) form”)
- prō rata
- prō salūte Imperātōris
- prō tantō
- prōnus
- prope
- prōtinus
- quid prō quō
- semel prō semper (“once and for all”)
Descendants
- Vulgar Latin: *por (see there for further descendants)
- → English: pro
- → German: pro
- → Portuguese: pró
References
- “pro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- pro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to make up, stir up a fire: ignem excitare (pro Mur. 25. 51)
- as well as I can; to the best of my ability: pro viribus or pro mea parte
- as well as I can; to the best of my ability: pro virili parte (cf. sect. V. 22.)
- to die for one's country: mortem occumbere pro patria
- to shed one's blood for one's fatherland: sanguinem suum pro patria effundere or profundere
- to sacrifice oneself for one's country: vitam profundere pro patria
- to sacrifice oneself for one's country: se morti offerre pro salute patriae
- according to circumstances: pro re (nata), pro tempore
- according to circumstances: pro tempore et pro re
- to avoid no risk in order to..: nullum periculum recusare pro
- to show gratitude (in one's acts): gratiam alicui referre (meritam, debitam) pro aliqua re
- to thank a person (in words): gratias alicui agere pro aliqua re
- to return good for evil: pro maleficiis beneficia reddere
- according to a man's deserts: ex, pro merito
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: pro viribus eniti et laborare, ut
- this much I can vouch for: illud pro certo affirmare licet
- to quote an argument in favour of immortality: argumentum immortalitatis afferre (not pro)
- this goes to prove what I say: hoc est a (pro) me
- the matter speaks for itself: res ipsa (pro me apud te) loquitur
- to translate literally, word for word (not verbo tenus): verbum pro verbo reddere
- to be security for some one: sponsionem facere, sponsorem esse pro aliquo
- to revenge oneself on another for a thing or on some one's behalf: ulcisci aliquem pro aliquo or pro aliqua re
- to give some one satisfaction for an injury: satisfacere alicui pro (de) iniuriis
- to tell lies: falsa (pro veris) dicere
- a religious war: bellum pro religionibus susceptum
- to sacrifice human victims: pro victimis homines immolare
- to fight for hearth and home: pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicare
- to support a bill (before the people): pro lege dicere
- to go to Cilicia as pro-consul: pro consule in Ciliciam proficisci
- to give evidence on some one's behalf: testimonium dicere pro aliquo
- to state as evidence: pro testimonio dicere
- to defend a person: causam dicere pro aliquo
- to punish some one: ulcisci aliquem (pro aliqua re)
- to be on duty before the gates: stationes agere pro portis
- to make up, stir up a fire: ignem excitare (pro Mur. 25. 51)
- pro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pro-”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin.
Pronunciation
Preposition
pro
Middle English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pro
Descendants
- English: pro
References
- “prō, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-10.
Old French
Preposition
pro
- (very early Old French) Alternative form of por
Usage notes
- Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg
Portuguese
Contraction
pro
- (colloquial) contraction of para (“for”) + o (“the”)
Spanish
Etymology
A recent Latinism, borrowed from Latin prō; see above. Doublet of por.
Pronunciation
Preposition
pro
Usage notes
Equivalent to, and often replaced with, en pro de (see en, de) or a favor de (see a, favor).
Noun
pro m or f (plural pros)
- pro (professional)
Adjective
pro (feminine pra, masculine plural pros, feminine plural pras)
- pro (professional)
Volapük
Preposition
pro
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