how to pronounce pro

/ˈpɹoʊ/

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pro is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of pro in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… he was such a tv pro but he also knew …”

meanings of pro

noun:

Initialism of pressure retarded osmosis.
Professional.
A professional sportsman.
An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
A prostitute.
A proproctor.
A person who supports a concept or principle.

preposition:

In favor of.

adjective:

Professional.

name:

A surname.

symbol:

A theoretical phonologically null pronoun.

pro frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word pro occurs in english on average 16.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics pro can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pro can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;