verb🔗ShareHacer profesar, admitir en una orden religiosaTo administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. (Chiefly in passive.)"Sister Agnes was professed last year, officially becoming a nun in the order. "La hermana Agnes profesó el año pasado, convirtiéndose oficialmente en monja de la orden.religionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProfesar, declararTo declare oneself (to be something)."She was professing her love for him loudly in the school hallway. "Ella estaba profesando su amor por él en voz alta en el pasillo de la escuela.communicationstatementlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclarar, afirmarTo declare; to assert, affirm."She was professing her innocence, even though everyone saw her take the cookie. "Ella estaba declarando su inocencia, a pesar de que todos la vieron tomar la galleta.communicationlanguagestatementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProfesar, pretenderTo make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity."He kept professing his innocence, but everyone knew he was lying. "Él seguía profesando su inocencia, pero todos sabían que estaba mintiendo.attitudecharacterstatementcommunicationlanguagemoralphilosophyqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProfesar, declarar la adhesión aTo declare one's adherence to (a religion, deity, principle etc.)."Even though he was raised in a Christian home, he now spends most of his time professing atheism. "Aunque fue criado en un hogar cristiano, ahora pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo profesando el ateísmo.religiontheologyphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEjercer como profesor, enseñarTo work as a professor of; to teach."Professor Davis has been professing mathematics at the university for over twenty years. "El profesor Davis ha estado enseñando matemáticas en la universidad durante más de veinte años.educationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProfesar, afirmarTo claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter)."She kept failing the history quizzes despite professing a deep understanding of the subject. "Ella seguía suspendiendo los cuestionarios de historia a pesar de profesar un profundo entendimiento del tema.communicationlanguageeducationphilosophystatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
