English Dictionary: pro... | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for pro... | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pro- \Pro-\ [L. pro, or Gr. [?]. See {Pro}.] A prefix signifying before, in front, forth, for, in behalf of, in place of, according to; as, propose, to place before; proceed, to go before or forward; project, to throw forward; prologue, part spoken before (the main piece); propel, prognathous; provide, to look out for; pronoun, a word instead of a noun; proconsul, a person acting in place of a consul; proportion, arrangement according to parts. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pro \Pro\, adv. For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in contrast with {con}. {Pro and con}, for and against, on the affirmative and on the negative side; as, they debated the question pro and con; -- formerly used also as a verb. {Pros and cons}, the arguments or reasons on either side. |