B2verb · transitive · frequent

profile

profile · profiles · profiled · profiling

профилировать

To create a summary or collection of information aboutTo create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).

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UK/ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/US/ˈpɹoʊ.faɪl/

» I try to keep a low profile.

Я стараюсь не привлекать к себе внимания.

Я стараюсь не светиться.

Я намагаюся не світитися.

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
профили́роватьprofilírovatʹ
(transitive)To draw in profile or outline.
represent in profile, by drawing or painting
(transitive)To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
(transitive)To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.

Examples

173 sentences

I try to keep a low profile.
Я намагаюся не світитися. — annielee
ruЯ стараюсь не привлекать к себе внимания. — marafon
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Tom just changed his profile picture.
ruТом только что поменял фотографию в своём профиле. — odexed
deTom hat gerade sein Profilbild geändert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I've just changed my profile picture.
ruЯ только что поменял аватарку. — marafon
deIch habe gerade mein Profilbild geändert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom is keeping a low profile.
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I should change my profile picture.
ruМне нужно поменять картинку на профиле. — Wezzel
deIch sollte mein Profilbild ändern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to act based on such a summary; especially, to act on a stereotype:

Origin

From French profil, from Italian profilo (“a border”), later also proffilo (“a side-face,

From French profil, from Italian profilo (“a border”), later also proffilo (“a side-face, profile”), from Latin pro (“before”) + filo (“a line, stroke, thread”), from filum (“a thread”); see file. Doublet of purfle.

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Forms

profiles, profiling, profiled, profiled

Base form	profile · to profile
3rd person singular	profiles
Present participle	profiling
Past simple	profiled
Past participle	profiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	profile
he, she, it	profiles

Past simpleLesson

all persons

profiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have profiled
he, she, it	has profiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will profile

Word family

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

5 patterns

profile picture
a low profile
my profile picture
change my profile
low profile