The prefix, pro-, indicates approving, in favor of, for, forward or positive.
Prefixes for Pro-
Word | Definition |
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probable | something likely to happen (n. – probability, adv.- probably) |
proceed | to go forward or onward: advance |
procession | a group of individuals moving along in an orderly way |
proclaim | to announce publically; declare (n. – proclamation) |
procrastinate | to put off something that should be done |
procure | to obtain |
produce | to bring forth; yield (n. – production) |
profess | to declare openly |
proffer | to offer |
proficient | very good at doing something |
profound | having or showing great knowledge and understanding |
profuse | very plentiful (n. – profusion) |
progress | the act of moving towards a goal (n. – progression, adj. – progressive) |
prohibit | to forbid or make impossible (n. – prohibition) |
project | to send or throw forward (n. – projectile, projection, projector) |
prolong | to make longer than usually or expected |
promote | to move up in position or rank (n. – promotion) |
pronounce | to say correctly (n. – pronouncement) |
propel | to push or cause to move usually forward or onward (n. – propeller, propulsion) |
propensity | a natural tendency to do or favor something |
proportion | a balanced or pleasing arrangement |
propose | stating or putting forward; a suggestion to be thought over and talked about (n. – proposal, proposition) |
prospect | likely to become or come about (adj. – prospective) |
protest | to complain strongly about or to declare positively; assert |
protract | to make longer |
provoke | to cause to become angry; to bring about (n. – provocation, adj. – provocative) |
Source: Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary
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