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  1. profess:


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Detailed Synonyms for profess in English

profess:

to profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)

  1. to profess
    to profess; be religous
  2. to profess
    – state insincerely 1
    to pretend; to profess
    – state insincerely 1
    • pretend verbe (pretends, pretended, pretending)
      • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber1
      • She pretends to be an expert on wine1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
      • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt1
  3. to profess
    – confess one's faith in, or allegiance to 1
    to profess
    – confess one's faith in, or allegiance to 1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
      • The terrorists professed allegiance to their country1
      • he professes to be a Communist1
  4. to profess
    – admit (to a wrongdoing) 1
    to concede; to confess; to profess
    – admit (to a wrongdoing) 1
    • concede verbe (concedes, conceded, conceding)
    • confess verbe (confesss, confessed, confessing)
      • She confessed that she had taken the money1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
  5. to profess
    – practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about 1
    to profess
    – practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about 1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
      • She professes organic chemistry1
  6. to profess
    – take vows, as in religious order 1
    to profess
    – take vows, as in religious order 1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
      • she professed herself as a nun1
  7. to profess
    – receive into a religious order or congregation 1
    to profess
    – receive into a religious order or congregation 1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
  8. to profess
    – state freely 1
    to profess
    – state freely 1
    • profess verbe (professes, professed, professing)
      • The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades1

Conjugations for profess:

present
  1. profess
  2. profess
  3. professes
  4. profess
  5. profess
  6. profess
simple past
  1. professed
  2. professed
  3. professed
  4. professed
  5. professed
  6. professed
present perfect
  1. have professed
  2. have professed
  3. has professed
  4. have professed
  5. have professed
  6. have professed
past continuous
  1. was professing
  2. were professing
  3. was professing
  4. were professing
  5. were professing
  6. were professing
future
  1. shall profess
  2. will profess
  3. will profess
  4. shall profess
  5. will profess
  6. will profess
continuous present
  1. am professing
  2. are professing
  3. is professing
  4. are professing
  5. are professing
  6. are professing
subjunctive
  1. be professed
  2. be professed
  3. be professed
  4. be professed
  5. be professed
  6. be professed
diverse
  1. profess!
  2. let's profess!
  3. professed
  4. professing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "profess":


Related Definitions for "profess":

  1. state insincerely1
    • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt1
  2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to1
    • The terrorists professed allegiance to their country1
    • he professes to be a Communist1
  3. admit (to a wrongdoing)1
  4. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about1
    • She professes organic chemistry1
  5. take vows, as in religious order1
    • she professed herself as a nun1
  6. receive into a religious order or congregation1
  7. state freely1
    • The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades1