profer
/pɹəʊˈfɜː/
profer verb: to utter; to pronounce.
Verb
profer (third-person singular simple present profers, present participle proferring, simple past and past participle proferred)
Forms of profer
| third-person singular present | profers |
|---|---|
| present participle | proferring |
| past participle | proferred |
| past | proferred |
| alternative form | profre |
Origin of profer
From Middle English proferen, from Old French proferer, from Latin proferre (“to bring forth, produce, utter”).
Words that rhyme with profer
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- per
- purr
- birr
- bur
- cellular
- concur
- defer
- entrepreneur
- incur
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- were
- whirr
- aver
- brr
- cur
- deter
- diaperfur
- err
- fir
- myrrh
- aberr
- astir
- bestir
- chauffeur
- chur
- churr
- curmur
- deburr
- farceur
- flurr
- force majeure
- froideur
- grr
- her
- hurr
- inter
- knur
- masseur
- shirr
- voyeur
- xir
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- auteur
- Big Sur
- bras d'honneur
Questions about profer
- What does profer mean?
- Profer means to utter; to pronounce.
- What part of speech is profer?
- Profer is a verb.
- How do you pronounce profer?
- Profer is pronounced /pɹəʊˈfɜː/.
- What is the past tense of profer?
- The past tense of profer is proferred.
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