pro
IPA: prˈoʊ
noun
- An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
- A person who supports a concept or principle.
- A professional sportsman.
- (colloquial) Professional.
- (slang) A prostitute.
- (UK, slang, archaic) A proproctor.
- (slang, historical) A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease.
- A surname from Spanish.
- Initialism of pressure retarded osmosis. [The salinity gradient energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water.]
- (medicine) Initialism of patient-reported outcome.
adjective
- Professional.
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Examples of "pro" in Sentences
- I am pro of this debate.
- He is a pro hockey player.
- He is pro at cooking Italian dishes.
- The Con argument is the negation of a Pro.
- What are the pros and cons of pneumatic systems
- The pro league is at the top of the football pyramid.
- There is no assessment of the pros and cons of the case.
- He is trying to explain the pros and cons of the changes.
- It's not a denigration of it to say that it is pro Israel.