profile
noun
pro·file
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Definition of profile
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a representation of something in outline
especially
: a human head or face represented or seen in a side view
2
: an outline seen or represented in sharp relief : contour
3
: a side or sectional elevation: such as
a
: a drawing showing a vertical section of the ground
b
: a vertical section of a soil from the ground surface to the underlying unweathered material
4
: a set of data often in graphic form portraying the significant features of something
a corporation's earnings profile
especially
: a graph representing the extent to which an individual exhibits traits or abilities as determined by tests or ratings
5
: a concise biographical sketch
6
: degree or level of public exposure
trying to keep a low profile a job with a high profile
profile
verb
profiled;
profiling
Definition of profile (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to represent in profile or by a profile : produce (as by drawing, writing, or graphing) a profile of
2
: to shape the outline of by passing a cutter around
3
: to subject to profiling
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Examples of profile in a Sentence
Noun
His profile is very unusual. An image of the President's profile appears on the coin. I read a profile of her in a magazine.Verb
The mayor was profiled in the magazine last month.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Less high profile cases also can languish in bureaucracy, Hopkins students say. — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, "Here’s what happened when Maryland students forced colleges to confront sexual assault," 27 Aug. 2019 In another recent high profile case, following a 13-month long investigation, the FBI arrested Nigerian Obinwanne Okeke in an $11 million BEC fraud case. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "The FBI’s Nigerian email scam ring bust shows how the billion-dollar global fraud has evolved," 23 Aug. 2019 The Gators and Hurricanes matchup — their first since 2013 — will assume centerstage as the first high-profile game during the 150th season of college football. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "College GameDay to kick off season at Magic Kingdom ahead of Miami, Gators game," 13 Aug. 2019 Alan Wake and For Honor are up for grabs, which are some pretty high-profile games for Epic to simply give away. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Origin makes a PC with every modern console inside, Netflix's Witcher trailer," 26 July 2019 Neighbors said Chung kept a low profile and was rarely seen in town. — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Patrick Chung pleads not guilty to cocaine charge in N.H.," 26 Aug. 2019 Many business leaders have kept a low profile as the trade war intensified, for fear of attracting President Trump’s ire, and in the hope that the threats of tariffs could be negotiating tactics that will lead to some sort of trade agreement. — New York Times, "Business Groups Warn of Peril as Trump’s Trade War Spirals," 25 Aug. 2019 The Gators and Hurricanes matchup — their first since 2013 — will assume centerstage as the first high-profile game during the 150th season of college football. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, "Desmond Howard apologizes for off-color joke during ‘College GameDay;’ Wayne Brady weighs in," 24 Aug. 2019 And so, for many years, the company kept a very low public profile. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "Koch Industries is the most important company you may not know," 23 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Each of the Street of Dreams homes will be profiled in the next weeks. — oregonlive.com, "2019 Street of Dreams: A modern farmhouse with a Tuscan twist and water-wise landscaping," 13 Aug. 2019 As well, several members of the Cajun Navy are profiled. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Discovery Channel to air Cajun Navy two-hour documentary," 23 July 2019 The Los Angeles Times did a nice job of rounding up and profiling in miniature the likeliest candidates: the 12 women in NASA’s active astronaut corps (there are currently 26 men). — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, "How Neil and Buzz Almost Were Stranded on the Moon in 1969," 21 July 2019 As his brilliant novels continued to appear, Bellow achieved celebrity of a kind that no serious writer today could even hope for: He was invited to the White House, profiled in magazines, sent on international tours. — Adam Kirsch, WSJ, "Watching the Lights Go Out," 8 Nov. 2018 This has been mostly but not exclusively a guy thing, and the five tag-playing pals in the movie — who are based on a real squad of adorable man-children profiled in The Wall Street Journal five years ago — are all dudes. — Rob Mckittrick, New York Times, "Review: ‘Tag,’ You’re It. Playing the Long Game Into Middle Age.," 14 June 2018 Like Charles Brewster Ross, the nearly 10,000 people profiled on Good’s site are cold cases. — Jeremy Lybarger, Longreads, "The Encylopedia of the Missing," 11 Jan. 2018 Want to be profiled with your partner in Couples + Money? — Marie Claire, "The $283,000 Couple in Their 30s on the Fast Track to Early Retirement," 25 July 2019 In the film, Tom Hanks plays Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers, as he’s being profiled by a magazine writer. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "With Lion King and Avengers, Disney Rules the Box Office," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'profile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for profile
profile
noun
English Language Learners Definition of profile
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the shape of a head or face that is seen or drawn from the side
: the shape of something that is seen against a background
: a brief written description that provides information about someone or something
profile
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of profile (Entry 2 of 2)
: to give a brief description that provides information about (someone or something)
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profile
noun