pro : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pro	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for pro
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pro adv in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. Antonym(s): con adj in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" Antonym(s): anti n an athlete who plays for pay Synonym(s): professional, pro Antonym(s): amateur an argument in favor of a proposal Antonym(s): con
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.