All 6 Uses of
profess
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Society has claims on us all; and I profess myself one of those who consider intervals of recreation and amusement as desirable for everybody.†
Chpt 17 *
- Hope was over, entirely over; and when Jane could attend to the rest of the letter, she found little, except the professed affection of the writer, that could give her any comfort.†
Chpt 24
- "I shall not say you are mistaken," he replied, "because you could not really believe me to entertain any design of alarming you; and I have had the pleasure of your acquaintance long enough to know that you find great enjoyment in occasionally professing opinions which in fact are not your own."†
Chpt 31
- The motive professed was his conviction of its being owing to himself that Wickham's worthlessness had not been so well known as to make it impossible for any young woman of character to love or confide in him.†
Chpt 52
- Bingley was every thing that was charming, except the professed lover of her daughter.†
Chpt 55
- Darcy professed a great curiosity to see the view from the Mount, and Elizabeth silently consented.†
Chpt 59
Definition:
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(profess) to claim (openly state) -- sometimes insincerely