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noun
- 1. an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side: "the man turned and she caught his profile" Similar
- 2. a short article giving a description of a person or organization: "a profile of a Texas tycoon" Similar
verb
- 1. describe (a person or organization) in a short article: "he was to profile a backbench MP"
- 2. represent in outline from one side: "he was standing motionless, profiled on the far side of the swimming pool"
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PROFILE definition: 1. a short description of someone's life, work, character, etc. 2. information about a person's…. Learn more.
The meaning of PROFILE is a representation of something in outline; especially : a human head or face represented or seen in a side view. How to use profile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Profile.
to write or publish a short description of someone's life, work, character, etc.: Every week in the book review section of the paper they profile a different author. This week we profile the 20-year-old singer-songwriter.
profile. /ˌproʊˈfaɪl/ /ˈprʌʊfaɪl/ IPA guide. Other forms: profiles; profiling; profiled. If a magazine editor asks you to write a profile of an up-and-coming novelist, she's asking you to write a biographical sketch, to give the readers a sense of the novelist as a person.
Your profile is the outline of your face as it is seen when someone is looking at you from the side. His handsome profile was turned away from us. Synonyms: outline, lines, form, figure More Synonyms of profile. 2. uncountable noun [in NOUN] If you see someone in profile, you see them from the side.
A set of characteristics that identify or are thought to identify a particular type of person: The police assembled a profile of the car thief. b. A formal summary or analysis of data, often in the form of a graph or table, representing distinctive features or characteristics: a biochemical profile of blood. 6.
noun. the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side. Synonyms: silhouette. a picture or representation of the side view of a head. an outlined view, as of a city or mountain.
/ˈprəʊfaɪl/ Idioms. a description of somebody/something that gives useful information. We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements. You can update your Facebook profile (= your description of yourself on a social media website). He fits the profile of the killer.
profile noun [C] (ATTENTION) the amount of attention that something receives: We need to increase our company's profile in Asia. high profile. important and noticeable: a high-profile job. a description of yourself and your interests on a website.
a side view, outline, or representation of an object, esp of a human face or head. a short biographical sketch of a subject. a graph, table, or list of scores representing the extent to which a person, field, or object exhibits various tested characteristics or tendencies: a population profile.
