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profer

/pɹəʊˈfɜː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-fer
IPA
/pɹəʊˈfɜː/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To utter; to pronounce.

verb

To deliver.

Etymology

From Middle English proferen, from Old French proferer, from Latin proferre (“to bring forth, produce, utter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰer-, proferen, proferer, proferre

Inflected Forms

profers (present, singular) proferring (participle, present) proferred (participle, past) proferred (past) profre (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

proffer

Rhymes With

your were her per sir ensure prefer mirror occur refer cure mature

Questions

How do you pronounce profer?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊˈfɜː/.
What does profer mean?
To utter; to pronounce.
Where does profer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce profer

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