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Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈprəʊfaɪl/
(US) IPA ^(key): /ˈproʊfaɪl/
Audio (UK) (file)

Noun

Singular
profile

Plural
profiles

(countable) A profile is a short biographical description of a person.
Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that profile to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects.
(countable) A profile is a picture of a person.
(countable) A profile is the most visible parts of an object.
(countable) A profile is a person's head, being viewed from the side.

Verb

Plain form
profile

Third-person singular
profiles

Past tense
profiled

Past participle
profiled

Present participle
profiling

(transitive) If somebody like the police or government profiles a person, they make judgements about them based on identifiable characteristics.
Unfortunately, racial profiling causes problems for for Middle Eastern men when they fly.

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+=== Pronunciation ===
-==Noun==
+* {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˈprəʊfaɪl/}}
-{{noun|profile|profiles}}
+* {{US}} {{IPA|/ˈproʊfaɪl/}}
-#A '''profile''' is a short biographical description of a person.
+* {{audio|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-profile.wav|Audio (UK)}}
-#A '''profile''' is a picture of a person.
-#A '''profile''' is the most visible parts of an object.
+== Noun ==
-#A '''profile''' is a person's head, being viewed from the side.
+{{noun}}
-==Verb==
+# {{countable}} A '''profile''' is a short biographical description of a person.
-{verb|profile|profiled}}
+#: ''Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that '''profile''' to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects.''
-#To '''profile''' a person is to make judgements about him based on identifiable characteristics.
+# {{countable}} A '''profile''' is a picture of a person.
-''Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that '''porfile''' to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects.''
+# {{countable}} A '''profile''' is the most visible parts of an object.
+# {{countable}} A '''profile''' is a person's head, being viewed from the side.
+== Verb ==
+{{verb|profil|e}}
+# {{transitive}} If somebody like the [[police]] or [[government]] '''profiles''' a person, they make [[judgement]]s about them based on [[identifiable]] [[characteristic]]s.
+#: ''Unfortunately, racial '''profiling''' causes [[problem]]s for for Middle Eastern men when they fly.''