profess

pro·fess  (pr-fs, pr-)

v. pro·fessed, pro·fess·ing, pro·fess·es

v.tr.

1. To affirm openly; declare or claim: "a physics major [who] professes to be a stickler when it comes to data" (Gina Maranto).

2. To make a pretense of; pretend: "top officials who were deeply involved with the arms sales but later professed ignorance of them" (David Johnston).

3.

a. To practice as a profession or claim knowledge of: profess medicine.

b. To teach (a subject) as a professor: profess literature.

4. To affirm belief in: profess Catholicism.

5. To receive into a religious order or congregation.

v.intr.

1. To make an open affirmation.

2. To take the vows of a religious order or congregation.

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[Middle English professen, to take vows, from Old French profes, that has taken a religious vow (from Medieval Latin professus, avowed) and from Medieval Latin professre, to administer a vow, both from Latin professus, past participle of profitr, to affirm openly : pro-, forth; see pro-¹ + fatr, to acknowledge; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·fessed·ly (-fsd-l) adv.

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profess [prəˈfɛs]

vb

1. to affirm or announce (something, such as faith); acknowledge to profess ignorance to profess a belief in God

2. (tr) to claim (something, such as a feeling or skill, or to be or do something), often insincerely or falsely to profess to be a skilled driver

3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) to receive or be received into a religious order, as by taking vows

[from Latin prōfitērī to confess openly, from pro-¹ + fatērī to confess]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	profess - practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry" claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
	2.	profess - confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	3.	profess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" concede, confess acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" fess up, make a clean breast of, own up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting"
	4.	profess - state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	5.	profess - receive into a religious order or congregation profess - take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun" admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
	6.	profess - take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun" vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" take the veil - become a nun; "The young woman took the veil after her fiance died" profess - receive into a religious order or congregation
	7.	profess - state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" pretend claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

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profess

verb

1. claim, allege, pretend, fake, make out, sham, purport, feign, act as if, let on, dissemble `I don't know,' he replied, professing innocence.

2. state, admit, announce, maintain, own, confirm, declare, acknowledge, confess, assert, proclaim, affirm, certify, avow, vouch, aver, asseverate He professed that he was content with the arrangements.

Translations

profess [prəˈfes] VT

1. (Rel) [+ faith, religion] → profesar

2. (= state) [+ innocence] → declarar; [+ regret, surprise] → manifestar; [+ ignorance] → confesar
he professes a belief in the equality of women → se precia or presume de creer en la igualdad de las mujeres

3. (= claim) → pretender
I do not profess to be an expert → no pretendo ser experto
he professes to be 25 → dice or afirma tener 25 años
he professes to know all about it → afirma estar enterado de ello
to profess o.s. satisfied → declararse satisfecho
to profess o.s. unable to do sth → declararse incapaz de hacer algo

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profess [prəˈfɛs] vt

(= claim) → prétendre
to profess to be sth → prétendre être qch
I do not profess to be an expert → Je ne prétends pas être spécialiste.
to profess ignorance of sth → prétendre ignorer qch

(= express) [+ feeling] → professer

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profess

vt

faith, belief etc → sich bekennen zu

(= claim to have) interest, enthusiasm, distaste → bekunden; belief, disbelief → kundtun; weakness, ignorance → zugeben; to profess to love somebody/something → seine Liebe zu jdm/etw bekennen; to profess to hate somebody/something → sich dazu bekennen, jdn/etw zu hassen; she professes to be 25/a good driver → sie behauptet, 25/eine gute Fahrerin zu sein; I don’t profess to … → ich behaupte nicht, zu …

vr to profess oneself satisfied → seine Zufriedenheit bekunden (→ with über +acc); the judge professed himself satisfied that this was so → der Richter fand den Sachverhalt als hinlänglich erwiesen; to profess oneself unable/willing to do something → sich außerstande or außer Stande sehen/sich bereit erklären, etw zu tun

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profess [prəˈfɛs] vt

a. (faith, belief) → professare

b. (claim) → dichiarare
he professes extreme regret → si dichiara molto dispiaciuto
I do not profess to be an expert → non pretendo di essere un esperto

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profess

v profess [prəˈfes]

1 to state or declare openly. verklaar يُعْلِن заявявам prohlásit, vyznat se (z) erklære öffentlich erklären διακηρύσσω, ομολογώ ανοιχτά profesar avalikult tunnistama اعلام کردن ilmaista professer לְהַכרִיז, לְהַבִּיע दावा करना kijelent menyatakan lÿsa yfir professare, dichiarare はっきりと言う 공언하다 atvirai skelbti/pareikšti atklāti paziņot/atzīt mengaku bahawa verklaren erklære oświadczyć declarar a declara deschis открыто заявлять vyhlásiť, tvrdiť izjaviti izjasniti se förklara, tillkännage ปฏิญาณตน açıkça söylemek 承認 відкрито визнавати اعلان کرنا tuyên bố 承认

2 to claim or pretend He professed to be an expert. gee voor يَدَّعي твърдя předstírat hævde; foregive beteuern ισχυρίζομαι, παριστάνω pretender väitma وانمود کردن väittää prétendre לִטעוֹן का बहाना करना, का प्रदर्शन करना állít mengaku þykjast dichiararsi ～と称する 가장하다 dėtis, nuduoti uzdoties par mengaku bahawa beweren påstå, hevde utrzymywać declarar a pretinde претендовать, притворяться predstierať trditi tvrditi hävda, låtsas อ้างตัว iddia etmek 聲稱，冒充 претендувати دعوي کرنا tự xưng là 声称，冒充

n proˈfession [-ʃən]

1 an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc. beroep مِهْنَه твърдя povolání profession der Beruf επάγγελμα, κοινωνικό λειτούργημα profesión elukutse حرفه ammatti profession מִקצוֹעַ पेशा hivatás profesi starfsgrein professione 専門職 전문직 profesija profesija profesion beroep fag, profesjon, yrke (wolny) zawód profissão profesie профессия, специальность povolanie poklic profesija yrke อาชีพที่ใช้ความชำนาญ meslek, iş 職業，專業 професія پيشہ nghề nghiệp 职业，专业

2 the people who have such an occupation the legal profession. beroep العامِلون في المِهْنَه събир. хора от дадена професия stav profession; stand der Beruf λειτουργός, επαγγελματίας cuerpo ametivennad آدم اهل حرفه بخصوص ammattikunta profession הָעוֹסקִים בְּמִקצוֹעַ ה- अंगीकरण, स्वीकारोक्ति pravni szakma profesi (menntuð) starfsstétt professione 専門職の人 전문직 종사자 profesiją turintys asmenys juristi golongan vak stand przedstawiciele wolnych zawodów profissão reprezentanţii unei profesii лица какой-л. профессии stav stan profesija yrkeskår ผู้ชำนาญการ meslek grubu 某專業的人，同行 професія پيشہ کے لوگ những người trong nghề 某专业的人，同行

3 an open statement or declaration. verklaring تَصْريح، إقْرار، إعْتِراف заявяване prohlášení erklæring das Bekenntnis διακήρυξη, ομολογία declaración, afirmación tunnistus اعتراف väite déclaration הַכרָזָה घोषण nyilatkozat pernyataan yfirlÿsing dichiarazione 公言 공언 viešas pareiškimas/pripažinimas apliecinājums; zvērests pernyataan verklaring erklæring, bekjennelse oświadczenie declaração declaraţie заявление prehlásenie izjava izjava påstående, förklaring การปฏิญาณตัว açıklama 聲明 заява اعلان عام sự tuyên bố 声明

adj proˈfessional [-ʃə-]

(negativeunprofessional)

1 of a profession professional skill. professioneel مِهَني професионален profesionální faglig Berufs-... επαγγελματικός profesional ameti- وابسته به حرفه یا شغل ammatillinen professionnel מִקצוֹעִי व्यावसायिक, पेशेवर szakmai profesional fagmannlegur, atvinnumannslegur professionale 専門の 전문적인 profesinis profesionāls profesional beroeps{#169} fag-, faglig, profesjonell fachowy profissional profesional профессиональный profesionálny poklicen profesionalan yrkes- ที่มีความเชี่ยวชาญ meslekî, profesyonel 專業的 професійний پيشہ ورانہ thuộc về nghề 专业的

2 of a very high standard a very professional performance. professioneel حِرَفي، عالي المُسْتَوى професионален kvalitní, výtečný professionel professionell επαγγελματικός, που είναι υψηλών προδιαγραφών profesional, muy bueno kõrgetasemeline بسیار عالی ammattimainen excellent מִקצוֹעִי उच्च स्तर profi profesional fagmannlegur professionale, da professionista プロの 수준 높은 profesionalus profesionāls profesional vakkundig profesjonell, fagmessig, kvalitets- profesjonalny profissional excelent профессиональный kvalitný strokoven profesionalan professionell ที่มีมาตรฐานสูง profesyonelce, büyük ustalıkla 職業性的 професійний معياري chuyên nghiệp 职业性的

3 earning money by performing, or giving instruction, in a sport or other activity that is a pastime for other people; not amateur a professional musician/golfer. professioneel إحْتِرافي، مُحْتَرِف професионалист profesionální professionel Berufs-... επαγγελματίας profesional professionaalne حرفه ای ammatti- professionnel מִקצוֹעַנִי उद्दे्शिक hivatásos bayaran atvinnu- professionista プロの 직업적인 profesionalus profesionāls profesional beroeps{#169} yrkes-, profesjonell zawodowy profissional profesionist профессиональный profesionálny poklicen profesionalni professionell ที่เล่นกีฬาหรือทำงานศิลปะเป็นอาชีพ bir işi meslek olarak yapan, profesyonel 職業上的 професійний کھيل وغيرہ ميں حصہ لے کر يا ہدايت دے کر پيسہ کمانا chuyên nghiệp 职业上的

n

(abbreviationproprou) a person who is professional a golf professional/pro. professioneel شَخْص مُحْتَرِف професионалист profesionál professionel Berufs-... επαγγελματίας profesional professionaal آدم حرفه ای ammattilainen professionnel/-elle אִיש מִקצוֹעַ व्यवसायी hivatásos (művész, sportoló) profesional atvinnumaður professionista プロ 전문가 profesionalas profesionālis profesional vakman, professional yrkesutøver, profesjonell zawodowiec profissional pro­fesionist профессионал profesionál profesionalec pro proffs ผู้ที่เล่นกีฬาหรือทำงานศิลปะเป็นอาชีพ profesyonel (kimse) 專業人員 професіонал پيشہ ور آدمي chuyên nghiệp 专业人员

adv proˈfessionally

professioneel باحْتِراف професионалист profesionálně professionelt professionell επαγγελματικά profesionalmente, con profesionalidad professionaalselt بطور حرفه ای ammattimaisesti professionnellement בְּמִקצוֹעִיוּת व्यवसायिक ढ़ग से szakmailag; hivatásszerűen secara profesional faglega professionalmente 専門的に 전문적으로 profesionaliai profesionāli secara profesional beroepshalve profesjonelt, fagmessig zawodowo profissionalmente profesionist; cu pro­fe­sionalism профессионально profesionálne poklicno; strokovno profesionalno professionellt อย่างมืออาชีพ profesyonelce 職業［地］ професійно پيشہ ورانہ طور پر mang tính chuyên nghiệp 职业［地］