professed; professing; professes
1
: to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows
2
3
: to confess one's faith in or allegiance to
4
a
: to practice or claim to be versed in (a calling or profession)
b
: to teach as a professor
Examples of profess in a Sentence
He professes confidence in his friend.
They profess loyalty to the king.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Villaraigosa, a former labor leader who’s gotten crossways with teacher unions among other party mainstays, professed not to care.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Both players are Toronto natives who have repeatedly professed their desire to stay.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Still, the fondness professed by many Saudis for Mr. Trump appeared genuine.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profess. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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profess
verb
pro·fess
prə-ˈfes 
1
: to declare openly or freely
profess confidence in a friend
2
: pretend entry 1 sense 1, claim
professed to be our friends
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