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prove /pruːv/ verb (past tense proved, past participle proved or proven /ˈpruːvən/)
Irregular Forms: (proven)
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Synonyms & Related Wordsprove[verb]Synonyms:- verify, authenticate, confirm, demonstrate, determine, establish, justify, show, substantiate
- test, analyse, assay, check, examine, try
- turn out, come out, end up, result
Antonyms: disprove, refute
Related Words: confirm,
corroborate,
substantiate,
verify,
argue,
attest,
bespeak,
betoken,
indicate
English Thesaurus: confirm, prove, back up, support, bear something out, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryprove S2 W1 /pruːv/
verb (
past tense proved,
past participle proved or proven /ˈpruːv
ən/
especially American English)
[
Word Family: verb:
prove ≠
disprove;
noun:
proof;
adjective:
proven ≠
unproven]
[
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old French;
Origin: prover, from Latin probare; ⇒ probe2]
1. SHOW SOMETHING IS TRUE [transitive] to show that something is true by providing facts, information etc ⇒
proof:
You’re wrong, and I can prove it.prove (that)
Tests have proved that the system works.prove something to somebody
I knew he had done it, but there was no way I could prove it to Eddie.prove sb’s guilt/innocence
He claims the police destroyed records that could prove the officer’s guilt.prove somebody wrong/innocent etc
They say I’m too old, but I’m going to prove them all wrong.
To prove his point (=show that he was right), he mentioned several other experiments which had produced similar results.► You
prove something
to someone
: I will prove to you (NOT prove you) that I’m right.2. BE [linking verb] if someone or something proves difficult, helpful, a problem etc, they are difficult, helpful, a problem etc:
The recent revelations may prove embarrassing to the President.prove to be something
The design proved to be a success.3. prove yourself/prove something (to somebody) to show how good you are at doing something:
When I first started this job, I felt I had to prove myself.4. prove yourself (to be) something to show other people that you are a particular type of person:
She’s proved herself to be a very reliable worker.5. what is somebody trying to prove? spoken said when you are annoyed by someone’s actions and do not understand them
6. prove a point if someone does something to prove a point, they do it to show that they are right or that they can do something:
I’m not going to run the marathon just to prove a point.7. BREAD [intransitive] if
dough (=unbaked bread mixture) proves, it rises and becomes light because of the
yeast in it
8. LAW [transitive] law to show that a
will has been made in the correct way
—provable adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsprove verb ADV. conclusively, definitively All this proves conclusively that she couldn't have known the truth.
just Their behaviour just proves my point. VERB + PROVE be difficult to, be impossible to | be easy to | be able to | try to What are you trying to prove?
be determined to | have sth to I certainly don't have anything to prove?my record speaks for itself. PREP. to He tried to prove his theory to his friends. PHRASES a chance to prove sth, prove sb right/wrong I was determined to prove my critics wrong. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
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