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pro meaning in English

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pro preposition
ABL

aboutpreposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

according topreposition
[UK: əˈk.ɔːd.ɪŋ tuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: əˈk.ɔːrd.ɪŋ ˈtuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

as, likepreposition

beforepreposition
[UK: bɪ.ˈfɔː(r)] [US: bɪ.ˈfɔːr]

forpreposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

in front / instead ofpreposition

on behalf ofpreposition

pro, inter, in preposition

for(over (a period of time))
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

pro, ob preposition

for(supporting)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

pro, propter, ob, e, ex preposition

for(because of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr]

pro et contra noun

pros and cons(for and against)
noun
[UK: prəʊz ənd kɒnz] [US: proʊz ænd ˈkɑːnz]

pro memoria noun
{f}

aide-mémoirenoun
[UK: ˌeɪd ˌmem.ˈwɑː(r)] [US: ˌeɪd ˌmem.ˈwɑːr]

proagorus [proagori] (2nd) M
noun

chief magistratenoun

chief magistrate in Sicilian townnoun

proavus [proavi] (2nd) M
noun

great-grandfathernoun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt.ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðə] [US: ˈɡræn.ˌfɑː.ðər]

remote ancestornoun

proavia [proaviae] (1st) F
noun

great-grandmothernoun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩]

proavitus [proavita, proavitum] adjective

ancestraladjective
[UK: æn.ˈse.strəl] [US: æn.ˈse.strəl]

proba [probae] (1st) F
noun

evidence [evidences]noun
[UK: ˈe.vɪ.dəns] [US: ˈe.və.dəns]

proof [proofs]noun
[UK: pruːf] [US: ˈpruːf]

probus [proba, probum] adjective

good, honestadjective

probabilis [probabile, probabilior -or -us, probabilissimus -a -um] adjective

commendable / admirableadjective

justifiableadjective
[UK: ˌdʒʌ.stɪ.ˈfaɪəb.l̩] [US: ˈdʒʌ.stə.ˌfaɪəb.l̩]

plausible / credible / demonstrableadjective

probableadjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.bəb.l̩] [US: ˈprɑː.bəb.l̩]

probabiliter [probabilius, probabilissime] adverb

commendably, worthy of approvaladverb

plausibly / crediblyadverb

probablyadverb
[UK: ˈprɒ.bə.bli] [US: ˈprɑː.bə.bli]
He probably won't come. = Probabiliter non veniet.

probabilitas [probabilitatis] (3rd) F
noun

appearance of truthnoun

approvability (Latham)noun

probability [probabilities]noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.bə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: ˌprɑː.bə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

soundness (Red)noun
[UK: ˈsaʊnd.nəs] [US: ˈsaʊnd.nəs]

probabiliter, fortasse, fortassis adverb

probably(in all likelihood)
adverb
[UK: ˈprɒ.bə.bli] [US: ˈprɑː.bə.bli]

probalis [probalis, probale] adjective

conclusiveadjective
[UK: kən.ˈkluː.sɪv] [US: kən.ˈkluː.sɪv]

demonstrableadjective
[UK: ˈde.mən.strəb.l̩] [US: ˈde.mən.strəb.l̩]

probo [probare, probavi, probatus] (1st) TRANS
verb

approve (of), esteem / commend / recommend / certifyverb

examine / test / try / prove / demonstrateverb

get acceptedverb

give assent / approval / sanctionverb

proboverb

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