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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • privily/ˈpɹɪvɪli/adverbC2Secretly, in old use.
  • privy/ˈpɹɪvi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharing in a secret with a few others.
  • prize/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA22 meaningsWhat you receive for winning.
  • probability/ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB23 meaningsHow likely it is that something will happen or is true.
  • probably/ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/adverbA1Very likely, though not certain.
  • probate/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/
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nounC2
The legal process of proving a will.
  • probation/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe trial period at a new job.
  • probation officernounB2The official who supervises an offender released early.
  • probation periodnounB2The first months in a job, before it is confirmed.
  • probation reviewnounC1The check made before a new job is confirmed.
  • probe/pɹəʊb/verbC15 meaningsTo investigate something thoroughly, with searching questions.
  • probity/ˈpɹəʊbɪti/nounC2Complete honesty and uprightness.
  • problem/ˈpɹɒbləm/nounA13 meaningsSomething wrong that needs to be put right.
  • problem-solvingnounB2The process of finding ways to deal with difficulties or answer questions.
  • problematic/ˌpɹɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Presenting difficulties that are not easily settled.
  • proboscis/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/nounC1The long tube some insects drink through.
  • procedural/pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveC2To do with the proper order of steps.
  • procedure/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/nounB2The settled order of steps for doing something.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proceeding/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/nounC1An action taken, especially a step in a court case.
  • proceedings/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/nounB2The formal steps of a legal case or a meeting.
  • proceeds/ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/nounC1The money taken from a sale or an event.
  • process/ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/nounA2+3 meaningsA series of steps leading to a result.
  • procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA line of people walking together in ceremony.
  • processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe chip that does the calculation in a computer.
  • proclaim/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/verbC13 meaningsTo announce something publicly and officially.
  • proclamation/ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/nounB2+A public official announcement.
  • proclivity/pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/nounC2A natural leaning towards a way of behaving.
  • procrastinate/pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/verbB2+To keep putting off what you should be doing.
  • procrastination/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Putting off what you know you should do.
  • proctor/ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises an examination.
  • procure/pɹəˈkjʊə/verbB2+To obtain something with some effort.
  • procurement/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/nounC1The work of buying what an organisation needs.
  • prod/pɹɒd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo poke someone or something with a finger or a stick.
  • prodigal/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/adjectiveC1Spending money wastefully and without limit.
  • prodigious/pɹəˈdɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Remarkably great in size or extent.
  • prodigy/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/nounB2+2 meaningsA young person with an extraordinary talent, at a level normally reached only by adults.
  • produce/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/verbB13 meaningsTo make things, especially in large amounts.
  • producer/pɹəˈdjuːsə/nounB1+3 meaningsThe person who arranges the money, the schedule and the people so that a film, programme, play or record gets made.
  • product/ˈpɹɒd.əkt/nounB14 meaningsA thing made or grown to be sold.
  • product placementnounB2Paying for goods to appear inside a film or show.
  • production/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/nounB1The making of goods, or a staged show.
  • production linenounB2The arrangement by which goods are made in sequence.
  • productive/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/adjectiveC1Producing a great deal.
  • productivity/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/nounC1How much useful output a given effort produces.
  • prof/pɹɑf/nounB1+A university teacher of the highest rank, said informally.
  • profane/pɹəˈfeɪn/adjectiveC1Showing disrespect for what is sacred.
  • profanity/pɹəˈfænɪti/nounB2+Swearing, or a swear word.
  • profess/pɹəˈfɛs/verbC1To claim something openly, whether truly or not.
  • profession/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/nounB12 meaningsA job that needs long education and self-regulation.
  • professional/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/adjectiveA2+Done as a paid job rather than as a pastime.
  • professional developmentnounB2Training that keeps your skills current.
  • professionalism/pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/nounC1The skill and standards expected in a trade.
  • professor/pɹəˈfɛs.ə/nounA2+A senior teacher at a university.
  • proffer/ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/verbC2To hold something out for somebody to take.
  • proficiency/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/nounB2+A good working command of a skill.
  • profile/ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/nounA2+3 meaningsYour public page on an app or website.
  • profit/ˈpɹɒfɪt/nounB1The money a business keeps after paying all its costs.
  • profit marginnounB2The share of each sale that is left as gain.
  • profitability/ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC2How much money a business is able to make.