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Definition of Pro
Pro

A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.

For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in contrast with con.

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Affirmative, Before, Behalf, Con, Contrast, For, Forth, In, Latin, Of, On, Or, Preposition, Side, Signifying, The, With


Pro Quotations

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
Will Rogers

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Hunter S. Thompson

The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
Phyllis Diller

The real reason your pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing at you.
Phyllis Diller

If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?
Paul Harvey

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.
Gerald R. Ford

Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready.
Rick Pitino

I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen.
Travis Barker

When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something.
Dick Butkus

The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team.
Hayden Fry


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