Question 1 · Quick check
profess
CEFRC1
/pɹəˈfɛs/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To claim or openly state that something is true.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo declare oneself (to be something).
Examples
Fadil wrote Layla a poem to profess his love.
I do profess to be no less than I seem.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo declare; to assert, affirm.
To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.
To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity.
More examples
In contextHaving professed her belief in the remedy, she had little choice but to try it.
Many profess to despise what secretly they hunger after.
They've professed themselves delighted with the results.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
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Origin
verb
From Old French professer, and its source, the participle stem of Latin profitērī, from pro- + fatērī (“to confess, acknowledge”).