pro

Definition

  • noun: an argument for something
  • noun: an argument or evidence in affirmation
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: professional, professional, plus

Examples

  • When the new law was proposed, we began hearing arguments from both the 'pros' and the cons. [=from the people who supported it and the people who opposed it]

  • Congress weighed the 'pros and cons' of the new tax plan. [=the arguments for and against the new tax plan]

  • The governor has taken a 'pro-choice' position. = The governor is 'pro-choice'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What's he in here for anyway? Murder. The hell, you say. You wouldn't think it to look at the guy. Caught his wife in bed with some golf pro. Greased them both. What? About four years ago... ...I was in Thomaston on a two-to-three stretch. I stole a car. It was a dumb-fuck thing to do. Elmo Blatch. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption
  • (..) I was upset. What happened after you argued with your wife? She packed a bag. She packed a bag to go and stay with Mr. Quentin. Glenn Quentin, golf pro at the Snowden Hills Country Club... ...whom you had discovered was your wife 's lover. Did you follow her? I went to a few bars first. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption