What does prove mean?
Definitions for prove
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word prove.
Princeton's WordNet
prove, turn out, turn upverb
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"
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shewverb
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"
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, showverb
provide evidence for
"The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
proveverb
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essayverb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
rise, proveverb
increase in volume
"the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
raise, leaven, proveverb
cause to puff up with a leaven
"unleavened bread"
proveverb
take a trial impression of
proveverb
obtain probate of
"prove a will"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Prieve
for prove.
Edmund Spenser.
To Proveverb
Etymology: probo, Lat. prouver, Fr.
Let the trumpet sound,
If none appear to prove upon thy person
Thy heinous, manifest, and many treasons,
There is my pledge; I’ll prove it on thy heart. William Shakespeare.So both their deeds compar’d this day shall prove. John Milton.
Smile on me, and I will prove,
Wonder is shorter liv’d than love. Edmund Waller.If it prove any thing, it can only prove against our author, that the assignment of dominion to the eldest is not by divine institution. John Locke.
In spite of Luther’s declaration, he will prove the tenet upon him. Francis Atterbury.
Wilt thou thy idle rage by reason prove?
Or speak those thoughts, which have no power to move? George Sandys.Thy overpraising leaves in doubt
The virtue of that fruit, in thee first prov’d. John Milton.Delay not the present, but
Filling the air with swords advanc’d, and darts,
We prove this very hour. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Could sense make Marius sit unbound, and prove
The cruel lancing of the knotty gout. Davies.Well I deserv’d Evadne’s scorn to prove,
That to ambition sacrific’d my love. Edmund Waller.Let him in arms the pow’r of Turnus prove,
And learn to fear whom he disdains to love. Dryden.To Proveverb
Children prove, whether they can rub upon the breast with one hand, and pat upon the forehead with another. Francis Bacon.
The sons prepare
Meeting like winds broke loose upon the main,
To prove by arms whose fate it was to reign. Dryden.Prove true, imagination; oh, prove true,
That I, dear brother, be now ta’en for you. William Shakespeare.All esculent and garden herbs, set upon the tops of hills, will prove more medicinal, though less esculent. Francis Bacon.
If the experiment proved not, it might be pretended, that the beasts were not killed in the due time. Francis Bacon.
The fair blossom hangs the head
Sideways, as on a dying bed,
And those pearls of dew she wears,
Prove to be presaging tears. John Milton.The beauties which adorn’d that age,
The shining subjects of his rage;
Hoping they should immortal prove,
Rewarded with success in love. Edmund Waller.When the inflammation ends in a gangrene, the case proves mortal. Arbuthnot.
Property, you see it alter,
Or in a mortgage prove a lawyer’s share,
Or in a jointure vanish from the heir. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
prove
To prove means to establish the truth or validity of a statement, theory or concept through sufficient and compelling evidence, logic, factual information, experimental data or demonstration. It refers to the process of removing doubts, disagreements, or contradictions through reasoning or arguments to demonstrate that something is beyond doubt. In mathematics, a proof is a deductive argument for a mathematical statement.
Webster Dictionary
Proveverb
to try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure
Proveverb
to evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence
Proveverb
to ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will
Proveverb
to gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer
Proveverb
to test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved
Proveverb
to take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page
Proveverb
to make trial; to essay
Proveverb
to be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves false
Proveverb
to succeed; to turn out as expected
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prove
prōōv, v.t. to try by experiment or by a test or standard: to make certain: to try by suffering: to establish or ascertain as truth by argument or other evidence: to demonstrate: to ascertain the genuineness of: to experience or suffer: (math.) to ascertain the correctness of any result.—v.i. to make trial: to turn out: to be shown afterwards.—n. Prov′er.—The exception proves the rule, the exception tests the rule, proving its general truth. [O. Fr. prover (Fr. prouver), which, like A.S. prófian and Ger. proben, is from L. probāre—probus, excellent.]
Editors Contribution
prove
Verify the truth of.
They did prove that human thought can contribute to amazing change on our health.
Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prove' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1789
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prove' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2838
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prove' in Verbs Frequency: #152
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prove in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of prove in a Sentence
To charge that offense, our office would have to be able to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, the minor specifically intended to kill the victims. There was no evidence of that. the probation officer had access to the reports and alleged facts in the case, the juvenile’s prior, and any mitigating or aggravating factors; but still recommended camp.
I am a big fan of giving people as much time as they want to do exams. After all, you never have to prove theorems against the clock in real life so mere speed is not what we want to assess.
When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:
China’s position is objective and fair, and is in line with the wishes of most countries. Time will prove that China’s claims are on the right side of history.
Not every business owner's business plan includes being a property manager and a property owner, this food hall gives local entrepreneurs an opportunity to prove themselves, gain a local following. It's kind of like a spring board to the next level.
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- bewysAfrikaans
- أثبت, إثباتArabic
- প্রমাণ করাBengali
- dokázat, prokázat, ukázatCzech
- beweisen, prüfen, sich herausstellen, sich zeigenGerman
- αποδεικνύωGreek
- pruviEsperanto
- probar, testear, validarSpanish
- tõestamaEstonian
- todistaa, paljastua, osoittautua, näyttää toteenFinnish
- prouverFrench
- bizonyítHungarian
- ապացուցելArmenian
- buktiIndonesian
- verigarIdo
- לְהוֹכִיחַHebrew
- 証明するJapanese
- proboLatin
- uitwijzen, blijkenDutch
- dowieść, dowodzić, udowadniaćPolish
- provarPortuguese
- stabili, arăta, dovedi, probaRomanian
- дока́зывать, ока́зываться, оказа́ться, доказа́тьRussian
- proare, proai, probare, provai, provareSardinian
- izkazati se, dokazatiSlovene
- bevisa, visaSwedish
- hakikiSwahili
- 證明Chinese
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