PROFESS


Meaning of PROFESS in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not. (FORMAL)

She ~ed to hate her nickname...

Why do organisations ~ that they care?...

‘I don’t know,’ Pollard replied, ~ing innocence.

...the Republicans’ ~ed support for traditional family values.

= claim

VERB: V to-inf, V that, V n, V-ed

2.

If you ~ a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it. (FORMAL)

He ~ed to be content with the arrangement...

Bacher ~ed himself pleased with the Indian tour.

...a right to ~ their faith in Islam.

VERB: V to-inf, V pron-refl adj, V n

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