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to make light, a moving picture, etc. appear on a flat surface or screen

Colored lights were projected onto the dance floor.

pro • jec • tion AWL / pra 'd₃ekjn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

pro • jec • tor / pra 'd₃ektar / noun [ count ]

a machine that shows movies or pictures on a wall or screen

pro • lif • ic / pra ' lifik / adjective

producing a lot of music, writing, art, etc. She is a prolific writer of short stories.

pro • long / pra 'log / verb

( pro • longs , pro long ing , pro longed )

to make something last longer

This treatment could prolong his life by around two years. prom / pram / noun [ count ]

a formal dance for high school students that happens near the end of the school year the senior prom

Are you going to the prom this year?

prom • i • nent / ' pramanant / adjective

easy to see, for example because it is bigger than usual prominent teeth

important and famous a prominent writer

prom . ise 1Ф / pramos / verb ( prom • is • es , prom is • ing , prom • ised )

1 to say that you will certainly do or not do something She promised to give me the money today.

promise that I'll come. Promise me you won't be late!

to show signs that something will be good or successful The picnic promises to be a lot of fun.

prom . ise 2 Ф / pramos / noun [ count ]

when you say that you will certainly do or not do something He kept his promise (= did what he said ) . You broke your promise — how can I trust you?

prom • is • ing / ' pramasig / adjective

showing signs of being very good or successful a promising young writer

pro • mote АИД / pra 'mout / verb (pro • motes, pro mot • ing , pro • mot • ed )

to give someone a more important job

She worked hard, and after a year she was promoted to manager.

—ANTONYM demote

to help a product sell more or be more popular The band is on tour to promote their new album.

pro • mo • tion AWL| / pra 'mou/n / noun

[ count, noncount ]

The new job is a promotion for me.

prompt / prampt / adjective

quick; She gave me a prompt answer.

prompt • ly / ' pramptli / adverb quickly; not late

We arrived promptly at two o'clock. prone / proun / adjective

likely to suffer from something or to do something bad Young people are especially prone to this disease. to be accident-prone (= to have a lot of accidents )

pro • noun / ' prounaun / noun [ count ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a word that you use in place of a noun; "He," "it," "me," and "them" are all pronouns.

pro • nounce / pra ' nauns / verb ( pro nounc•es,pro•nounc • ing ,pro•nounced )

to make the sound of a letter or word How do you pronounce your name? You don't pronounce the "b" at the end of "comb."

pro .nun .ci .a .tion Ф /pr^nAnsi'eiJh/

noun [ count, noncount ]

how you say a word or words

What's the correct pronunciation of this word?

Your pronunciation is very good.

proof Ф / pruf / noun [ noncount ]

information which shows that something is true

Do you have any proof that you are the owner of this car?

The verb is prove .

SUFFIX

-proof

( in adjectives ) able to protect against the thing mentioned bullet proof fire proof water proof

proof • read / ' prufrid / verb

( proof reads , proof • read • ing , proof • read

/ ' prufred / has proof read )

to read and correct a piece of writing Did you proofread this essay?