Meaning
to profess
In a sentence
Lei professa grande fiducia nel suo team.
She professes great trust in her team.
La sua famiglia professa la fede cattolica da generazioni.
His family has professed the Catholic faith for generations.
Ha sempre professato principi di uguaglianza e giustizia.
He has always professed principles of equality and justice.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| professare | infinitive |
| professiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| professo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| professate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| professi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| professano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| professa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| professavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| professavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| professavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| professavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| professavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| professava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| professammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| professai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| professaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| professasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| professarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| professò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| professeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| professerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| professerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| professerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| professeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| professerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| professiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| professi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| professiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| professi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| professino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| professi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| professassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| professassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| professaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| professassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| professassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| professasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| professeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| professerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| professereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| professeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| professerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| professerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| professiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| professate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| professa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| professando | gerund |
| professato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than dire or dichiarare; common in writing, journalism, politics, and religion.
- Often used with beliefs or principles: professare una fede, idee, valori. Less natural for everyday opinions.
- Can sound skeptical in context: professare innocenza suggests someone claims innocence, not necessarily that it is true.