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Meaning profile meaning

What does profile mean?
Definitions in simple English

profile Noun

— A profile is a short biographical description of a person. Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that profile to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects. — A profile is a picture of a person. — A profile is the most visible parts of an object. — A profile is a person's head, being viewed from the side.

profile Verb

— If somebody like the police or government profiles a person, they make judgements about them based on identifiable characteristics. Unfortunately, racial profiling causes problems for for Middle Eastern men when they fly.

profile

— noun an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics a biochemical profile of blood a psychological profile of serial killers — noun an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) — noun biographical sketch — noun a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers — verb represent in profile, by drawing or painting — verb write about The author of this article profiles a famous painter — noun (= visibility) degree of exposure to public notice that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election

Synonyms profile synonyms

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profile English » English

outline contour silhouette side view section visibility vertical section sideview side of face shape longitudinal section cross section configuration biography appearance visible line type tangent plane structural steel specialization soil profile sketch skeleton line situation sight rail side face side elevation show shoot shearing-off sectional view sectional drawing sectional section plan scattergram scatter diagram rough sketch right section represent qualify profiling copy profile section profile modeling profile chart portray portrait plane section picture outward appearance object-line

Topics profile topics

What do people use profile to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive See

Appearance
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Describe
States Quality

Shape
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Attention

Conjugation profile conjugation

How do you conjugate profile?

profile · verb

Examples profile examples

How do I use profile in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I updated my profile.
I have updated my profile.
The paper published a profile of its new editor.
How often do you edit your profile?
Not even at gunpoint will Imogen of the Internet admit she only learned CSS to spruce up her Myspace profile in the 2000s.
Mary liked the cute penguin picture in Tom's user profile.
It's Tom's profile.
Visit my Facebook profile.
Gusty winds are making travel hazardous for high profile vehicles.
Tom always has the cutest profile pictures.
Sami kept a low profile.
I like your profile pic.
Mary kept a low profile.
He looked nothing like his profile picture.
Your profile picture is beautiful, Sami.
I couldn't tell what kind of person this girl I met on the internet was from her profile, but something about her still piqued my curiosity, as though I had met her in a previous life, or something occult-ish like that, anyways.
If human nature is evolving, it's not much faster than the geological profile of the Earth.
Mary wants the nice picture of a penguin from Tom's profile.
Keep a low profile.
Why have you changed your profile picture?
I changed my profile picture.
Tom just changed his profile picture.
I try to keep a low profile.
I try to keep a low profile now.

Movie subtitles

It's enough if I just keep a low profile.
But this would fit the profile?
Ugh, I can't wait for Morgyn Stanley to read the profile I wrote on her.
Well, Big Chief, you have read my profile.
I've read her profile too.
I read your profile.
But suddenly the clinical profile changed.
In his photographs, he has the most heavenly profile.
She was crazy about my profile.
How is the great profile today?
Well, we start with the profile.
And with that personality, that profile, that physique.
And, dear, try to sit where he can see you in profile.
You know, dear, although I say I shouldn't, you have the loveliest profile in all Hamphshire.
We were allowed one brief profile shot of an invisible mouth, chin and jaw several minutes ago, and now with the unwrapping shots we wait with fascinating anticipation to see what lengths the invisibility presentation will take us next.
And with that personality, that profile, that physique, why, he's a natural born actor, eh, Giddy?
Do you want my profile?
I should have done a profile picture.
He'll look at her best profile, a profile worth three million!
What a profile. Gentlemen, I'm deeply touched by your admiration, but.
We'll get a profile.
Let me see your profile again.
A little closer to the wing, sir. A little more profile, Dr. Meacham.
New radar installations must be calibrated by the flying of controlled test flights to check the accuracy of the equipment and to chart a detection profile of the area in order to pinpoint blind spots the radar cannot penetrate.
Your smile. seen in profile, it's the nicest thing about you.
It's just the thing for your Roman profile.
Profile.
The arches have a characteristic, four-layered profile.
And now profile.
One more in profile, please.
Should I give you my profile?
Show me your profile.
It happens when you realize that punches ruin your profile.
Here's the attack profile, sir.
Have somebody draw up a profile.

News and current affairs

That gap is likely to widen as Europe's demographic profile darkens, and if productivity continues to grow more slowly than elsewhere in the industrial economies.
The socio-professional profile of the new elite is broader.
Regardless of the outcome of this year's presidential and congressional elections, various Republican state governors are likely to gain a higher national profile.
Jalili had not been a high-profile figure within the country.
This is a vivid metaphor for today's world: while the World Bank is caught up in corruption and controversy, China skillfully raises its geopolitical profile in the developing world.
World famous but controversial, Blair is capable of rallying public opinion and giving the European project the high profile that the EU craves.
But the lesson that most observers draw from these increasingly high-profile disputes - that, even in financial regulation, power politics trumps the common good - is incomplete.
Cocaine use by high-profile entertainers, executives, models, and socialites who flaunt their illicit drug habit certainly does not help.
Some long-time leaders have been coaxed from office through blandishments, high-profile international positions, or even amnesties and comfortable exiles in safe locations.
First the good news: the high profile of the planned announcement shows that the continent's leaders recognize that the Internet can no longer be shunted to the sidelines of European policymaking.
The best that could come from the appointment of Europe's two new low-profile leaders is that it leads to better and more coherent management of the EU's business.
But, despite all of these meetings - high-profile events involving top decision-makers from the world's most influential economies - no real progress has been made toward reforming the international financial architecture.
The other was the Science Festival of Genoa, Italy, a young and hugely successful event with exhibitions and high-profile speakers throughout the ancient town.
The Fund's participation in the effort to rescue the eurozone may have raised its profile and gained it favor in Europe.
Edmonton - Chinese President Hu Jintao will make a high-profile visit to Japan from May 6-10, making him the second Chinese head of state ever to travel there.
Finally, the high profile of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, with more than 40 heads of state in attendance, as well as President Barack Obama's direct involvement, generated buzz about Africa.
Second, despite French President Nicolas Sarkozy's welcome high-profile diplomacy, Europe has been irrelevant, if not quite invisible.
Everyone seems keen to prove that the city's air will be a decisive and debilitating factor for one of the world's most high-profile sporting events.
Russia had a low profile, but the EU, which considers itself the leader of climate policy, was simply informed post factum.
Indeed, the perpetuation of extreme violence contrasts starkly with Africa's favorable demographic profile, and its economic - and even political and social - progress in recent years.
There are economic and geopolitical rivalries between China and Japan that dwarf in importance the high-profile insults to national pride that make headlines.
There's nothing like a high-profile failure of a Washington-backed policy to stoke a general retreat from the region, leading to cascading bank failures, economic contraction, and widespread hardship.
The authorities' response follows a now-familiar pattern: high-profile pronouncements in the wake of workplace disaster give way to neglect of basic safety standards.

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