pro

Meaning

Intj

oh! alas!

Prep

1. (accusative, with-ablative) for
2. (accusative, with-ablative) on behalf of, in the interest of, for the sake of
3. (accusative, with-ablative) before, in front of
4. (accusative, with-ablative) instead of
5. (accusative, with-ablative) about
6. (accusative, with-ablative) according to
7. (accusative, with-ablative) as, like
8. (accusative, with-ablative) as befitting

Concepts

for

instead of

before

in front of

on behalf of

ahead of

in return for

as

to

above

Synonyms

ante

ob

prae

ad

propter

e

inter

ex

in

Translations

voor

pour

vor

για

per

devant

por

delante de

für

لِـ

per

avant

davant

statt

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈproː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *prō, from an innovative instrumental singular *próh₁ derived from Proto-Indo-European *pró (“toward”).
Use with accusative nouns is originally by analogy to ante, amplified in Late Latin due to the merger of other cases with the accusative.