verb
Meaning 1
To utter; to pronounce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
profer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/pɹəʊˈfɜː/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
verb
Meaning 2
To deliver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English proferen, from Old French proferer, from Latin proferre (“to bring forth, produce, utter”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: uiten — utter; pronounce
- Dutch: uitspreken — utter; pronounce
- French: exprimer — utter; pronounce
- French: prononcer — utter; pronounce
- Portuguese: proferir — utter; pronounce
- Spanish: proferir — utter; pronounce
- Dutch: overmaken — deliver