pro-form

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh fawrm]
- /proʊ fɔrm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh fawrm]
- /proʊ fɔrm/

Definitions of pro-form word

noun pro-form a word used to replace or substitute for a word, phrase, or clause belonging to a given grammatical class, as a pronoun used to replace a noun or noun phrase, there used to replace an adverb or adverbial phrase of place, as in I parked the car near the entrance and left it there, or so used to substitute for a clause, as in Have they come? I think so. 1
noun pro-form a word having grammatical function but assuming the meaning of an antecedent word or phrase for which it substitutes 0

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Origin of pro-form

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pro-form

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pro-form

pro-form popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.