- 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.
- The magazine published a short profile of the new mayor.
- a job/employee profile
- His psychological profile is revealing.
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the interneta2- The job profile suits his experience exactly.
- Margo was told to write a profile about him.
- an in-depth profile of Boris Spassky and his career
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- detailed
- in-depth
- age
- …
- build
- build up
- construct
- …
- profile of
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- the general impression that somebody/something gives to the public and the amount of attention they receive
- Her popularity has done great things for the profile of the sport.
- The deal will certainly raise the company's international profile.
- We want to improve the profile of women’s health issues.
- a campaign to boost the profile of the city as a cultural leader
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- public
- …
- have
- give somebody/something
- boost
- …
- the outline of a person’s face when you look from the side, not the front
- his strong profile
- She presented her best profile to the camera.
- in profile a picture of the president in profile
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- handsome
- strong
- three-quarter
- …
- present
- examine
- study
- …
- in profile
- the edge or outline of something that you see against a background
- the profile of the tower against the sky
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from obsolete Italian profilo, from the verb profilare, from pro- ‘forth’ + filare ‘to spin’, formerly ‘draw a line’ (from Latin filare, from filum ‘thread’).
Idioms
See profile in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee profile in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha high/low profile
- the amount of attention somebody/something 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).
- The story was given a low profile in today's papers.
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