professed; professing; professes
1
: to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows
2
3
: to confess one's faith in or allegiance to
4
a
: to practice or claim to be versed in (a calling or profession)
b
: to teach as a professor
Examples of profess in a Sentence
He professes confidence in his friend.
They profess loyalty to the king.
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Lev Facher,
STAT,
30 June 2026
Harry Styles professes his love for techno music via a hat during a walk in North London on June 25.
—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
This was something that Clarkson, who has professed his love for the car on more than one occasion, would end up documenting on Top Gear.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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“Profess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profess. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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profess
verb
pro·fess
prə-ˈfes 
1
: to declare openly or freely
profess confidence in a friend
2
: pretend entry 1 sense 1, claim
professed to be our friends
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