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Inflections of 'prose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

proses: v 3rd person singular

prosing: v pres p

prosed: v past

prosed: v past p

prose n. [uncountable]

the ordinary form of spoken or written language, as distinguished from poetry or verse.

adj. [before a noun]

of, in, or relating to prose.

prose n., adj., v., prosed, pros•ing.
n.

the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc.
Religion[Liturgy.]a hymn sung after the gradual, originating from a practice of setting words to the jubilatio of the alleluia.

adj.

of, in, or pertaining to prose.
commonplace;
dull;
prosaic.

v.t.

to turn into or express in prose.

v.i.

to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner.

Latin prōsa (ōrātiō) literally, straightforward (speech), feminine of prōsus, for prōrsus, contraction of prōversus, past participle of prōvertere to turn forward, equivalent. to prō- pro-¹ + vertere to turn
Middle French
Middle English 1300–50

prose′like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

prose /prəʊz/ n

spoken or written language as in ordinary usage, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure
a passage set for translation into a foreign language
commonplace or dull discourse, expression, etc
(modifier) written in prose
(modifier) matter-of-fact

to write or say (something) in prose
(intransitive) to speak or write in a tedious style

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin phrase prōsa ōrātiō straightforward speech, from prorsus prosaic, from prōvertere to turn forwards, from pro-¹ + vertere to turnˈproseˌlike adj

'prose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: text, writing, story, tale, speech, more...

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The prose sings immediately right from the first page
They say political parties campaign in poetry and govern in prose.
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