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pro
Noun
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A pro is somebody who is very good at what they do; short for professional.
She's real pro who cares about her job.
When it comes to computers, Jacob's an old pro.
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A pro is somebody who is paid to play sports, sometimes as a teacher; short for professional.
He began his career as a golf pro in Indiana, and later taught golf to Bob Hope.
Pros in the Tour de France often ride custom bicycles that cost over $10,000.
She turned pro in March 2000 at 14, making her the youngest female professional in South Korea.
Pro basketball is one of the country's top sports.
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The pros and cons of a situation are the positive parts and the negative parts.
What are the pros and cons of going from one method to the other?
pro
Preposition
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If you are pro something, you like it, you support it, or you think it's a good idea.
Yet when they got into the war, he was very pro the country winning the war.
um
Interjection
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You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.
We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.
What she did isn't so, um, nice.
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You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.
Um, I don't think that works.
What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.
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You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.
"How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"
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You use um to get somebody's attention.
Um, excuse me! Are you busy?
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You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.
Um, did you just call me "stupid"?
Es
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noun
(= einsteinium)
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons