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Meanings of profess in English

Portuguese
confessar
Catalan
professar
Spanish
reconocer

Admit (to a wrongdoing)

confessar

To state something that is wrong or doubtful.

Synonyms
Examples for "pretend"
Examples for "pretend"
1
I don't pretend to understand the finer points of the Greek crisis.
The Irish Times
2
He may pretend that the situation at home has returned to normal.
The Guardian
3
Well, men aren't as far removed from animals as they might pretend.
A nameless witch
4
I do not pretend to know the difference between right and wrong.
Destroy Me
5
Almost wanted to pretend he hadn't heard what Teresa had just said.
The Scorch Trials
Usage of profess in English
1
They profess to be the only true republicans in the solar system.
Over the Teacups
2
All, indeed, profess to believe in Providence, in a certain general way.
Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
3
The civil governments of the world no longer profess to be Catholic.
Lothair
4
Both the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches profess to believe in that doctrine.
Love's Final Victory / Ultimate Universal Salvation on the Basis...
5
Billy would be forced to follow her and profess his undying love.
All the pretty dead girls
6
They profess by harshness to have lessened the evil of the world.
The Well of Saint Clare
7
Then follow the martyrs who yield life for the cause they profess.
The Warriors
8
And yet there are people who profess to disbelieve in total depravity.
Gala-Days
9
The Power which you profess to despise has sent it to me.
The Hot Swamp
10
I do not profess to be ignorant of the cause of your-annoyance
Dope
11
I can't profess to explain the things that happened in my mind.
The First Men in the Moon
12
You are impeaching even the unhappy monarch whom you profess to defend.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September...
13
I had a panicked feeling he was about to profess undying love.
Danse Macabre
14
She thought it a point gained to make me profess some religion.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7
15
What manner of religion such people might profess was doubtful and unimportant.
Hyacinth
16
On the contrary, they profess to be guided solely by pure reason.
The Psychology of Revolution
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Translations for profess
Portuguese
confessar
Profess through the time
Profess across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common