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pro

pro

129 4.0
A reason in favor of something
  • noun
  • /proʊ/
translation icon : ventaja
  • So let's take a look at the pros and cons.
  • pros and cons
  • weigh the pros
  • debate on the pros

So let's take a look at the pros and cons.

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Examples

  • Listen, there are pros and cons to being a princess.

  • Attitudes towards energy efficiency, either pro or con, are not a market failure.

    Academic text (1991)
  • As far as I can tell, the main pro of IM is ES.

  • To improve their thinking strategies, students can create a pro and con chart.

    Academic text (2002)
  • There are pros and cons to this.

  • The available data suggest that there are pros and cons to each method.

    Academic text (2015)
  • But as with all forms of education, there are both pros and cons to homeschooling.

    Academic text (2001)
  • A healthcare professional should explain the pros and cons of a biopsy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In addition, there are various pros and cons of implementing and using RTI.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The teacher presented several pros of using technology in the classroom.

Antonyms

con
113 5.5

A reason not to do something

Idioms

like a pro
  • Informal
16 5.5

In a way that shows a lot of skill

pro tem
  • Formal
3 9.0

For a short time, usually in an official role

pro rata
  • Formal
1 5.8

According to each person's share or time worked

pro tempore
  • Formal
1 9.3

For a short time in an official job until a permanent person is chosen

pro re nata
  • Formal
9.9

Given or done only when needed

Compounds

117 8.0

A swap of favors where each side gives something to get something

42 6.3

Work a professional does for free to help people who cannot pay

golf pro
  • Informal
7 3.8

A person who plays or teaches golf for money

tennis pro
  • Informal
6 3.2

A person who plays tennis for money or teaches tennis as a job

pro tip
  • Texting
1 4.8

A short helpful piece of advice from an expert

pro forma
  • Formal
1 7.2

Showing estimated or adjusted financial figures, not actual past results

pro forma
  • Formal
1 7.7

Done only to meet rules and without real effect

7.2

A public gathering supporting the right to have an abortion

A person who supports the system where businesses are privately owned and compete

A group that supports women's right to choose whether to have an abortion

A group of people who oppose abortion and want it made illegal

How Convincing

rationale
79 6.0
pro
129 4.0
assertion
168 4.0
point
1.0

Surface Forms

pro singular
pros plural

Etymology

Pro (as in 'pros and cons') comes from the Latin prefix pro- meaning 'for', so a pro is a reason 'for' something, the opposite of a 'con' which is 'against'.