1 the outline of a person's face when you look from the side, not the front:
his strong profile * a picture of the president in profile
2 a description of sb/sth that gives useful information:
a job / employee profile * We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements. * The magazine published a short profile of the new mayor. * His psychological profile is revealing.
3 the general impression that sb/sth gives to the public and the amount of attention they receive:
The deal will certainly raise the company's international profile. * We want to improve the profile of women's health issues.
4 the edge or outline of sth that you see against a background:
the profile of the tower against the sky
IDIOMS
a high / low profile the amount of attention sb/sth has from the public:
This issue has had a high profile in recent months. * I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract attention).
verb [VN] (written) to give or write a description of sb/sth that gives the most important information:
His career is profiled in this month's journal.
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for profile is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is profile a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, profile is tagged as noun.
Does profile appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — profile appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
