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prove

(pro͞ov)

v. proved, proved or prov·en (pro͞o′vən), prov·ing, proves

v.tr.

a. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence: The novel proves that the essayist can write in more than one genre. The storm proved him to be wrong in his prediction.

b. To demonstrate the reality of (something): He proved his strength by doing 50 pushups.

c. To show (oneself) to be what is specified or to have a certain characteristic: proved herself to be a formidable debater; proved herself to be worthy of the task.

2. Law

a. To establish by the required amount of evidence: proved his case in court.

b. To establish the authenticity of (a will).

3. Mathematics

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

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

4. To subject (a gun, for instance) to a test.

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

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; a schedule that proved to be too demanding.

Phrasal Verb:

prove out

To turn out well; succeed.

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

prov′a·bil′i·ty, prov′a·ble·ness n.

prov′a·ble adj.

prov′a·bly adv.

prov′er 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 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 1900s, proven 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

(pruːv)

vb (mainly tr) , proves, proving, proved, proved or proven

1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to establish or demonstrate the truth or validity of; verify, esp by using an established sequence of procedures or statements

2. to establish the quality of, esp by experiment or scientific analysis

3. (Law) law to establish the validity and genuineness of (a will)

4. to show (oneself) able or courageous

5. (copula) to be found or shown (to be): this has proved useless; he proved to be invaluable.

6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to take a trial impression of (type, etc)

7. (Cookery) (intr) (of dough) to rise in a warm place before baking

8. archaic to undergo

[C12: from Old French prover, from Latin probāre to test, from probus honest]

ˈprovable adj

ˌprovaˈbility n

ˈprovably adv

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prove

(pruv)

v. proved, proved prov•en, prov•ing. v.t.

1. to establish the truth, genuineness, or validity of, as by evidence or argument.

2. to give demonstration of; cause to be shown as specified: Events have proved me right.

3. to subject to a test, experiment, or analysis to determine quality, characteristics, etc.: to prove ore.

4. to show (oneself) to have the character or ability expected, esp. through one's actions.

5. to verify the correctness or validity of by mathematical demonstration or arithmetical proof.

6. Law. to probate (a will).

7. Also, proof. Print. to take a trial impression of (type, a cut, etc.).

8. to cause (dough) to rise to the necessary lightness.

9. Archaic. to experience.

v.i.

10. to turn out: The experiment proved to be successful.

11. to be found by trial or experience to be: His story proved false.

12. (of dough) to rise to a specified lightness.

[1125–75; Middle English < Old French prover < Latin probāre to approve, examine, prove, derivative of probus good, upright. See probity]

prov′a•ble, adj.

prov`a•bil′i•ty, prov′a•ble•ness, n.

prov′a•bly, adv.

prov′er, n.

usage: Either proved or proven is standard as the past participle of prove. As a modifier, proven is by far the more common: a proven fact.

prove

probe, prove, probable - Latin probare, "approve, prove, test," is the source of English probe and prove. From that came Latin probabilis, "provable," which became English probable.
sooth, soothsayer, soothe - Sooth, "true, truth," or "that which is," is part of soothsayer; it is related to soothe, which once meant "assent to be true; say yes to," or "to prove or show a fact to be true."
approve - Its original sense was "prove, demonstrate."
rebut, refute - To rebut a statement is to offer clear evidence or a reasoned argument against it; to refute a statement is to prove it wrong (neither means "contradict" or "deny").

prove

– test

1. 'prove'

If you prove that something is true or correct, you provide evidence showing that it is definitely true or correct.

He was able to prove that he was an American.

Tests proved that the bullet was not fired from a police weapon.

2. 'test'

When you use a practical method to try to find out how good or bad someone or something is, don't say that you 'prove' them. Say that you test them.

I will test you on your knowledge of French.

A number of new techniques were tested.

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prove

Past participle: proven
Gerund: proving

Imperative
prove
prove

Present
I prove
you prove
he/she/it proves
we prove
you prove
they prove

Preterite
I proved
you proved
he/she/it proved
we proved
you proved
they proved

Present Continuous
I am proving
you are proving
he/she/it is proving
we are proving
you are proving
they are proving

Present Perfect
I have proven
you have proven
he/she/it has proven
we have proven
you have proven
they have proven

Past Continuous
I was proving
you were proving
he/she/it was proving
we were proving
you were proving
they were proving

Past Perfect
I had proven
you had proven
he/she/it had proven
we had proven
you had proven
they had proven

Future
I will prove
you will prove
he/she/it will prove
we will prove
you will prove
they will prove

Future Perfect
I will have proven
you will have proven
he/she/it will have proven
we will have proven
you will have proven
they will have proven

Future Continuous
I will be proving
you will be proving
he/she/it will be proving
we will be proving
you will be proving
they will be proving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been proving
you have been proving
he/she/it has been proving
we have been proving
you have been proving
they have been proving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been proving
you will have been proving
he/she/it will have been proving
we will have been proving
you will have been proving
they will have been proving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been proving
you had been proving
he/she/it had been proving
we had been proving
you had been proving
they had been proving

Conditional
I would prove
you would prove
he/she/it would prove
we would prove
you would prove
they would prove

Past Conditional
I would have proven
you would have proven
he/she/it would have proven
we would have proven
you would have proven
they would have proven

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prove

To allow a yeast dough to rise and expand by leaving it to rest in a warm place.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

prove

verb

1. turn out, come out, end up, be found to be In the past this process has proved difficult.

2. verify, establish, determine, show, evidence, confirm, demonstrate, justify, ascertain, bear out, attest, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate, evince, show clearly new evidence that could prove their innocence
verify rule out, discredit, refute, disprove, give the lie to

prove yourself show yourself, demonstrate your ability Now's your chance to prove yourself. She proved herself to be a good mother.

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prove

verb

1. To establish as true or genuine:

authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, show, substantiate, validate, verify.

2. To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality:

Idioms: bring to the test, make trial of, put to the proof.

3. Archaic. To participate in or partake of personally:

Translations

يُبَرْهِنيَتَّضِح، يَتَبَيَّن أنَّهيُثَبِّت

ukázat sedokázatukázat

bevise

tõestama

todistaanäyttää toteen

dokazati

bukti

reynastsanna

立証する証明する

입증하다

įrodytasįrodyti

izrādītiespierādīt

dokazati

bevisajäsavisa

พิสูจน์

kanıtlamakanlaşılmak-duğu ortaya çıkmakispat etmek

chứng minh

prove

[pruːv] (proved (pt) (proved or proven (pp)))

A. VT

1. (= give proof of) [+ theory, statement] → demostrar, probar; (one's love, loyalty, strength) → demostrar
my son was murdered, and I'm going to prove it → a mi hijo lo asesinaron, y voy a demostrarlo or probarlo
can you prove it? → ¿lo puede demostrar or probar?
statistics never prove anything → las estadísticas nunca prueban or demuestran nada
you say you love me, so prove it → dices que me quieres, pues demuéstralo or pruébalo
he wanted to prove his love for her → quería demostrar su amor por ella
you can't prove anything against me → usted no tiene ninguna prueba en mi contra → usted no puede demostrar or probar nada en mi contra
it just proves how stupid he is → simplemente demuestra or prueba lo tonto que es
to prove sb's innocence, prove sb innocent → demostrar or probar la inocencia de algn
to prove one's point → demostrar que uno está en lo cierto or tiene razón
she took him to court just to prove a point → lo llevó a los tribunales simplemente para demostrar or probar que estaba en lo cierto or que ella tenía razón
to prove sb right → demostrar que algn tiene razón
he was proved right in the end → al fin se demostró que tenía razón
it's been scientifically proven or proved → se ha probado or demostrado científicamente, ha sido probado or demostrado científicamente
to prove that → demostrar que, probar que
that proves that she did it → eso demuestra or prueba que ella lo hizo
she wants to prove to herself that she can still hold down a job → quiere demostrarse a sí misma que todavía puede mantener un trabajo
what are you trying to prove? → ¿qué intentas demostrar or probar?
it's difficult to prove what's going on → es difícil demostrar or probar lo que está pasando
whether he was right remains to be proved → aún falta por demostrar or probar si tenía razón
to prove sb wrong → demostrar que algn está equivocado
everyone said that we would fail but we proved them wrong → todo el mundo decía que fracasaríamos, pero demostramos que estaban equivocados
she attempted to prove their theory wrong → intentó encontrar pruebas que demostraran que su teoría estaba equivocada
the exception proves the rule → la excepción confirma la regla

B. VI

2. (Culin) [dough] → leudarse

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prove

[ˈpruːv]

vt [+ theory] → prouver
The police couldn't prove it → La police n'a pas pu le prouver.
This proves nothing! → Cela ne prouve rien !
to prove (that) ... [evidence, results] → prouver que ...
to prove sb right → donner raison à qn
History will prove him right → L'histoire lui donnera raison.
History will prove him to have been right all along → L'histoire prouvera qu'il avait raison depuis le début.
He was proved right in the end
BUT Il s'est avéré qu'il avait raison.
to prove sb wrong → donner tort à qn
I was determined to prove him wrong → J'étais décidé à lui donner tort.
BUT J'étais décidé à prouver qu'il avait tort.
to prove o.s. → montrer ce dont on est capable
to prove o.s. useful → s'avérer utile
to prove o.s. to be sth → s'avérer être qch
Margaret proved herself to be a good mother → Margaret s'est avérée être une bonne mère.

vi
to prove correct, to prove to be correct → s'avérer juste
to prove useful, to prove to be useful → s'avérer utile
to prove difficult, to prove to be difficult → s'avérer difficile

prove

pret <proved>, ptp <proved or proven>

(= show one’s value, courage etc) → sich bewähren

to prove oneself innocent/indispensable etc → sich als unschuldig/unentbehrlich etc erweisen

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prove

[pruːv] (proved (pt) (proved or proven (pp))) [ˈpruːv/ən]

2. vi = vt c

prove

(pruːv) verb

1. to show to be true or correct. This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?

2. to turn out, or be found, to be. His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.

ˈproven adjective

(especially in law) proved.

prove

→ يُثَبِّت ukázat se bevise beweisen αποδεικνύω probar todistaa s’avérer dokazati dimostrarsi 立証する 입증하다 bewijzen bevise udowodnić provar доказывать jäsa พิสูจน์ kanıtlamak chứng minh 证明

prove

v. demostrar, comprobar, probar.