US /pɹoʊ/ UK /pɹəʊ/
adj noun prep adv Freq #3827

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A professional; someone who does an activity for a living or is highly skilled at it.

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

  2. 2
    noun

    An advantage of something, often listed against its disadvantages (cons).

    Let's weigh the pros and cons before buying a car.

  3. 3
    adj

    In favour of something.

    Most of the committee were pro the new plan.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · an advantage of something,... advantageplusupside
Word family
Forms pros
Derived forms neoprononpropro-ampro-celebrityprodomproetteproficprolocutionpromissionprozinesemiprosuperpro

Etymology

From Late Middle English pro, from Latin prō (“on behalf of”).

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