Pr

adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Initialism of public relations.
  • Grammar: pr is listed as adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: public relations, atomic number 59, ballyhoo, blurb.
  • Useful contrasts: PR-free, impossibility, improbability.
  • Usage evidence: For example, in English, the word preservative is a chemical added to food to keep it fresh. But in French, a préservatif is a condom.

How to use "pr"

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  2. Compare nearby synonyms to make sure "pr" carries the exact meaning, tone, and strength you need.
  3. Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.

Meaning check

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  • Is there enough surrounding context to prevent ambiguity?

Source and review context

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1. Identify the role

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2. Test the nearest option

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3. Confirm with context

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of public relations. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Well, let me reiterate them and then explain why, in my view, this response is bad PR."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of propyl. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of proportional representation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Last year the Labour Party passed a conference motion backing proportional representation (PR) by an overwhelming margin."

  5. 5
    a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process wordnet
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  1. 6
    Initialism of permanent residence. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of police report. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of personal representative. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of personal recognizance (bond). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of personal record. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of purchase requisition. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of pull request. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. 13
    Initialism of protected ranking. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of Puerto Rican. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Initialism of progesterone receptor. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of partial response. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of prothrombin ratio. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  13. 18
    A PR interval. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    Abbreviation of preset. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    Initialism of Paralympic record. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To perform public relations work, such as promoting or managing publicity for something. ambitransitive, informal, uncommon
Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of present. abbreviation, alt-of
Adverb
  1. 1
    Initialism of per-rectal or per rectum. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Puerto Rico: a territory of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Paraná: a state of Brazil. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Initialism of Port Republic: a small city in New Jersey, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms
public relationsatomic number 59ballyhooblurbcelebritycolonization

Antonyms

PR-freeimpossibilityimprobabilitynon public relations

Example

"For example, in English, the word preservative is a chemical added to food to keep it fresh. But in French, a préservatif is a condom."

Common questions

What does "pr" mean?

Initialism of public relations.

What is a synonym for "pr"?

Common synonyms include: public relations, atomic number 59, ballyhoo, blurb, celebrity, colonization.

How do you use "pr" in a sentence?

For example, in English, the word preservative is a chemical added to food to keep it fresh. But in French, a préservatif is a condom.

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