profess

/profess/

Thân thiện

The student will profess her love for chemistry during the experiment.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To claim or declare openly, often insincerely: To state something, especially a belief, feeling, or quality, that may not be genuine.
   • To affirm one's faith in or allegiance to: To declare formally one's belief in a religion, ideology, or cause.
   • To practice or teach as a profession: To work in or teach a particular field, especially at a high academic level.
   • To receive into a religious order: To take the vows to enter a religious community.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • He professed his love for her, but his actions suggested otherwise.
  • Many citizens profess loyalty to the constitution.
  • She professes medieval literature at the university.
  • After years of study, she professed her vows and became a nun.

Advanced Usage

• "to profess to be/do something": To claim, often with an implication of doubt regarding the truth of the claim.
  • He professes to be an expert, but his knowledge is quite basic.
• "to profess oneself (as) something": To declare oneself to be in a certain state or role.
  • The candidate professed himself ready for the challenges of leadership.

Variants and Related Words

• Profession (n): A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training; a formal declaration.
  • Teaching is a noble profession.
  • His profession of faith was moving.
• Professional (adj/n): Relating to a profession; a person engaged in a specific activity as a paid occupation.
  • She maintains a professional attitude at work.
• Professor (n): A senior teacher in a university or college.
  • The professor published a groundbreaking paper.

Synonyms

• Declare: To announce something formally or publicly.
• Assert: To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
• Claim: To state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
• Avow: To affirm or confess openly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "To profess ignorance": To claim that one does not know something.
  • When asked about the missing files, he professed ignorance.

Học thuật

Verb

1. 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
2. take vows, as in religious order
   • she professed herself as a nun
3. receive into a religious order or congregation
4. state freely
   • The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
5. admit (to a wrongdoing)
   • She confessed that she had taken the money
6. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
   • The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
   • he professes to be a Communist
7. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
   • She professes organic chemistry

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pretend
• concede
• confess