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prove  (prv)

v. proved, proved or prov·en (prvn), prov·ing, proves

v.tr.

1. To establish the truth or validity of by presentation of argument or evidence.

2. Law To establish the authenticity of (a will).

3. To determine the quality of by testing; try out.

4. Mathematics

a. To demonstrate the validity of (a hypothesis or proposition).

b. To verify (the result of a calculation).

5. Printing To make a sample impression of (type).

6. Archaic To find out or learn (something) through experience.

v.intr.

To be shown to be such; turn out: a theory that proved impractical in practice.

Phrasal Verb:

prove out

To turn out well; succeed.

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[Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probre, to test, from probus, good; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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prova·bili·ty, prova·ble·ness n.

prova·ble adj.

prova·bly adv.

proven·ly adv.

prover n.

Usage Note: Prove has two past participles: proved and proven. Proved is the older form. Proven is a variant. The Middle English spellings of prove included preven, a form that died out in England but survived in Scotland, and the past participle proven, a form that probably rose by analogy with verbs like weave, woven and cleave, cloven. Proven was originally used in Scottish legal contexts, such as The jury ruled that the charges were not proven. In the 20th century, proven has made inroads into the territory once dominated by proved, so that now the two forms compete on equal footing as participles. However, when used as an adjective before a noun, proven is now the more common word: a proven talent.

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prove

Verb

[proving, proved; proved] or proven

1. to establish the truth or validity of: such a claim is difficult to prove scientifically

2. Law to establish the genuineness of (a will)

3. to show (oneself) to be: he proved equal to the task

4. to be found to be: it proved to be a trap

5. (of dough) to rise in a warm place before baking [Latin probare to test]

provable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prove - be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" turn out, turn up be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" ensue, result - issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"
	2.	prove - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" shew, show, demonstrate, establish prove oneself - show one's ability or courage prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false stultify - prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself" confute, disprove - prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
	3.	prove - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" bear witness, evidence, testify, show law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" presume - constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food" abduce, adduce, cite - advance evidence for
	4.	prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
	5.	prove - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" test, try out, try, essay, examine pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" field-test - test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"
	6.	prove - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" rise grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
	7.	prove - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" leaven, raise lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	8.	prove - take a trial impression of print, impress - reproduce by printing
	9.	prove - obtain probate of; "prove a will" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" authenticate - establish the authenticity of something

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prove

verb 1. turn out, come out, end up, be found to be

verb 2. verify, establish, determine, show, evidence, confirm, demonstrate, justify, ascertain, bear out, attest, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate, evince, show clearly << OPPOSITE disprove

Translations

prove [pruːv] vt → probar (= verify); comprobar (= show); demostrar

vi to prove correct → resultar correcto;

to prove o.s. → ponerse a prueba;

he was proved right in the end → al final se vio que tenía razón

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prove [pruːv] vt → prouver, démontrer

vi to prove correct etc → s'avérer juste etc;

to prove o.s. → montrer ce dont on est capable;

to prove o.s./itself (to be) useful etc → se montrer or se révéler utile etc;

he was proved right in the end → il s'est avéré qu'il avait raison

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prove [pruːv] vt → beweisen

vi to prove (to be) correct → sich als richtig herausstellen or erweisen;

to prove (o.s./itself) (to be) useful → sich als nützlich erweisen;

he was proved right in the end → er hat schließlich recht behalten

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prove [pruːv] vt → provare, dimostrare

vi to prove correct etc → risultare vero/a etc;

to prove o.s. → mostrare le proprie capacità;

to prove o.s./itself (to be) useful etc → mostrarsi or rivelarsi utile etc;

he was proved right in the end → alla fine i fatti gli hanno dato ragione

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prove

v prove [pruːv]

1 to show to be true or correct This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory? bewys يُبَرْهِن доказвам dokázat bevise beweisen αποδεικνύω probar tõestama ثابت کردن todistaa prouver לְהוֹכִיח सिद्ध करना (be)bizonyít membuktikan sanna provare, dimostrare 証明する 증명하다 įrodyti pierādīt membuktikan bewijzen bevise, bekrefte dowodzić provar a dovedi доказывать dokázať dokazati dokazati bevisa, styrka พิสูจน์ kanıtlamak, ispat etmek 證實 доводити; підтверджувати ثابت کرنا chứng minh 证实

2 to turn out, or be found, to be His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful. is toe al die tyd يَتَّضِح، يَتَبَيَّن أنَّه оказвам се ukázat se vise sig sich erweisen als αποδεικνύομαι resultar osutuma معلوم کردن؛ نشان دادن osoittautua (s')avérer לְהִתבַּרֵר ש- निकलना, सिद्ध हो जाना bizonyul ternyata reynast dimostrarsi, rivelarsi ～だとわかる ...으로 판명되다, ...이 되다 pasirodyti izrādīties terbukti blijken vise seg å være okazać się mostrar ser a se dovedi оказываться ukázať sa pokazati se ispostaviti se visa sig vara กลายเป็น ...-duğu ortaya çıkmak, anlaşılmak 證明 виявлятися ثابت ہونا xác nhận 证明

adj proven

(especially in law) proved. bewese مُبَرْهَن، مُثْبَت доказан dokázaný bevist bewiesen αποδεδειγμένος probado tõestatud اثبات شده toteen näytetty (é)prouvé מוּכַח सिद्ध हुआ (be)bizonyított terbukti sannaður provato 証明された 증명된 įrodytas pierādīts terbukti bewezen bevist; påvist udowodniony provado dovedit доказанный dokázaný dokazan dokazan bevisad, styrkt ที่ทดสอบก่อน kanıtlanmış 已證明的 доведений ثابت شدہ đã được chứng minh 已证明的