--- title: P — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 1415 words of the school dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / P # P — The school dictionary · page 12 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/) - [privilege](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privilege/) — A special right or advantage that only some people have. — 13 sentences - [privy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privy/) — An outdoor toilet, a small hut over a hole in the ground. — 12 sentences - [prize](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prize/) — A prize is something you win for doing well in a game, race or contest. — 14 sentences - [pro](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pro/) — A pro is a professional: a person paid for a sport or job. — 13 sentences - [probability](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probability/) — How likely something is to happen, given as a number from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain), or as a fraction or percentage. — 11 sentences - [probable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probable/) — Likely to happen or be true, but not certain. — 9 sentences - [probably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probably/) — Probably means very likely; almost certainly, but not 100% sure. — 9 sentences - [probate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probate/) — Probate is the official legal process that checks that a dead person's will is real, so that their money and belongings can be shared out… — 9 sentences - [probation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probation/) — Probation is when a person who broke the law is allowed to stay out of prison but must behave well and meet regularly with a probation off… — 9 sentences - [probationary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probationary/) — Done or given for a trial time, to see if a person is good enough before they are made permanent. — 8 sentences - [probe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/probe/) — A space probe is a spacecraft with no people in it, sent to explore planets and space. — 10 sentences - [problem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/problem/) — A problem is a question you have to work out, like a maths story: a word problem. — 14 sentences - [proboscis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proboscis/) — A proboscis is a long, bendy nose or snout, like an elephant's trunk or a tapir's snout. — 8 sentences - [procedure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procedure/) — A set of steps to follow in a certain order to do something correctly or safely (the fire drill procedure). — 10 sentences - [proceed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/) — To proceed is to go on or continue, often after a stop. — 13 sentences - [proceeding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceeding/) — Proceeding means going on or continuing. — 13 sentences - [proceeds](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceeds/) — The proceeds are the money you get from selling something or from an event, such as a fair or a concert. — 15 sentences - [process](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/process/) — A process is a series of steps or changes that happen one after another to reach a result. — 13 sentences - [processed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/processed/) — changed by a factory or machine (processed food). — 9 sentences - [procession](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procession/) — A line of people, cars or animals moving slowly forward in an orderly way, often as part of a ceremony or celebration. — 11 sentences - [processor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/processor/) — A processor is the part of a computer that carries out instructions and does calculations; it is the computer's «brain». — 9 sentences - [proclaim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaim/) — To announce something officially and publicly: «The king proclaimed a holiday.». — 11 sentences - [proclaimed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclaimed/) — Announced something officially and publicly. — 16 sentences - [proclamation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proclamation/) — An official public announcement, especially from a king, queen, president or government. — 9 sentences - [procrastination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procrastination/) — Procrastination is putting off something you should do, especially something boring or hard, and doing it later or at the last minute. — 8 sentences - [procurable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procurable/) — Able to be got, bought or obtained. — 10 sentences - [procure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procure/) — To procure means to get or obtain something, often with some effort. — 10 sentences - [procurement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/procurement/) — The act of getting or buying something, especially goods for a company or government. — 8 sentences - [prod](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prod/) — To poke someone or something with a finger, a stick or another pointed thing. — 11 sentences - [prodigal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigal/) — The prodigal son is the young man in Jesus's story who wastes his father's money, comes home sorry, and is welcomed with love. — 10 sentences - [prodigious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigious/) — Very large, great or amazing in size, strength or amount. — 4 sentences - [prodigiously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigiously/) — In a very great or huge way; extremely. — 4 sentences - [prodigy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prodigy/) — A child or person who is amazingly clever or talented, far beyond others of the same age. — 5 sentences - [produce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/produce/) — To produce is to make or grow something. — 14 sentences - [producer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/producer/) — A producer is a person, company or country that makes or grows things to sell. — 10 sentences - [product](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/product/) — A product is something that is made or grown to be sold: dairy products, cleaning products. — 13 sentences - [production](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/production/) — Making or growing things, especially in large amounts: car production, food production. — 13 sentences - [productive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/productive/) — Making a lot of things, such as crops, ideas or results; fruitful and useful. — 4 sentences - [productivity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/productivity/) — How much work, goods or results someone or something produces in a certain time: «Productivity rose when the new machines came.». — 9 sentences - [prof](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prof/) — Informal short form of «professor»: a teacher of the highest rank at a university. — 10 sentences - [profane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profane/) — Profane language is rude, offensive or shows no respect for religion; swearing. — 11 sentences - [profanity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profanity/) — Profanity is swearing or rude, offensive language. — 11 sentences - [profess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profess/) — To say openly that you feel, believe or have something. — 13 sentences - [profession](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profession/) — A job that needs special training or learning, such as being a doctor, teacher or lawyer. — 4 sentences - [professional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professional/) — Doing a job or sport for money, as your work, not just for fun. — 13 sentences - [professionally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professionally/) — As a job for money, not just as a hobby: «She sings professionally.». — 9 sentences - [professor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/professor/) — A professor is a senior teacher at a university, often an expert in one subject. — 12 sentences - [proffer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/) — To hold something out to someone so that they can take it; to offer. — 8 sentences - [proficiency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficiency/) — A high level of skill or ability in something. — 8 sentences - [proficient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proficient/) — Good at something because of practice and training; skilled. — 10 sentences - [profile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profile/) — A profile is the side view of a face or head, especially its outline. — 13 sentences - [profit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profit/) — Profit is the money you have left after you take away what you spent from what you earned. — 13 sentences - [profitable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profitable/) — Bringing in money or some good; helpful and worth doing. — 4 sentences - [profound](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profound/) — Profound means very great or very strong, like a profound effect or profound sadness. — 10 sentences - [profoundly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profoundly/) — Very deeply or greatly: «profoundly grateful», «profoundly changed». — 9 sentences - [profuse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profuse/) — Coming or given in very large amounts, pouring out: «profuse bleeding», «profuse sweating». — 9 sentences - [profusely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profusely/) — In great amounts; very much, plenty, more than enough. — 4 sentences - [profusion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/profusion/) — A very large amount of something, more than enough; «in profusion» means in great quantity. — 5 sentences - [progenitor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progenitor/) — A person or animal from whom others are descended, an ancestor: «the progenitor of the family». — 9 sentences - [progeny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progeny/) — The children or young of a parent; the offspring of a person or animal. — 5 sentences - [prognosticate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prognosticate/) — To foretell what will happen in the future, often from signs or special knowledge. — 5 sentences - [program](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/program/) — A program is a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do. — 10 sentences - [programme](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programme/) — A show on TV or radio. — 11 sentences - [programmer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/programmer/) — A programmer is a person who writes computer programs: instructions that tell a computer what to do. — 10 sentences - [progress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progress/) — Progress is moving forward or getting better at something over time. — 12 sentences - [progression](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progression/) — Moving forward or developing step by step from one stage to another: «the progression from caterpillar to butterfly». — 11 sentences - [progressive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progressive/) — Progressive means happening or developing step by step over time. — 12 sentences - [progressively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/progressively/) — Steadily and step by step, more and more over time: «It got progressively colder». — 9 sentences - [prohibit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibit/) — To officially forbid something by a rule or law. — 11 sentences - [prohibited](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibited/) — Not allowed by a law or a rule; forbidden. — 8 sentences - [prohibition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prohibition/) — A prohibition is a rule or law that says something is not allowed. — 11 sentences - [project](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/project/) — A project is a piece of planned work, often done over a period of time, like a school project about volcanoes. — 15 sentences - [projection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projection/) — A projection is an image shown on a screen or wall by a projector. — 13 sentences - [projector](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/projector/) — A projector is a machine that shines light through or from a picture or video so that a large image appears on a screen or wall. — 8 sentences - [prolong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolong/) — To prolong something means to make it last longer. — 9 sentences - [prolongation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolongation/) — A prolongation is when something is made longer in time, such as a meeting or a stay. — 8 sentences - [prolonged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prolonged/) — Lasting a long time, or longer than usual. — 9 sentences - [promenade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promenade/) — A wide path by the sea for walking along, often called «the prom». — 13 sentences - [prominence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prominence/) — Being well known or important: «She rose to prominence as a singer.». — 10 sentences - [prominent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prominent/) — Prominent means easy to see because it stands out or sticks out. — 12 sentences - [prominently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prominently/) — In a place or way that is easy to see or notice: «The sign was prominently displayed.». — 8 sentences - [promise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promise/) — To say that you will certainly do something, or that something will certainly happen. — 12 sentences - [promisee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promisee/) — The person to whom a promise is made; the one who will receive what was promised. The person who makes the promise is the «promisor». — 7 sentences - [promiser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promiser/) — A person who makes a promise. — 8 sentences - [promisor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promisor/) — The person who makes a promise in a contract or agreement. The person who receives the promise is the promisee. — 8 sentences - [promontory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promontory/) — A high point of land or rock that sticks out into the sea or a lake; a headland. — 9 sentences - [promote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promote/) — To move someone to a higher job or rank. — 15 sentences - [promotion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promotion/) — Moving up to a better or higher job or rank. — 12 sentences - [promotional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promotional/) — Made or used to advertise something and help it sell: «promotional posters», «a promotional video». — 9 sentences - [prompt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prompt/) — Done quickly, without delay; on time. — 13 sentences - [promptly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promptly/) — Promptly means quickly, without waiting. — 14 sentences - [promulgated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/) — Made a new law or rule official by announcing it publicly: «The new law was promulgated in May.». — 8 sentences - [promulgation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgation/) — The official public announcement of a new law or rule, so it comes into force. — 9 sentences - [prone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prone/) — Prone to something means likely to have it or do it, often something bad: prone to colds, prone to flooding. — 9 sentences - [prong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prong/) — One of the sharp pointed ends of a fork or similar tool. — 5 sentences - [pronged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronged/) — Having prongs, that is, sharp points at the end. — 4 sentences - [pronghorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronghorn/) — A deer-like animal of the grasslands of North America, with forked (pronged) horns, famous for being the fastest land animal in America. — 7 sentences - [pronk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronk/) — verb. — 10 sentences - [pronoun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronoun/) — A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun, so we don't have to repeat it, like «he», «she», «it», «they», «we», «you» and «I». — 10 sentences - [pronounce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/) — To say a word's sounds in a particular way. — 14 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/)