Sekirov Dictionary

prove

/ˈpɹuːv/

verb 8
noun 1
forms 8
phrases 2

verb8

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to give facts or reasons that make it clear that something is true
- I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.
•
To turn out; to manifest.
- It proved to be a cold day.
- A faulty connection proved to be the culprit.
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To turn out to be.
- Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.
- The hope that he’d react proved utterly unfounded.
•
To put to the test, to make trial of.
- They took the experimental car to the proving-grounds.
- The exception proves the rule.
To determine by experiment which effects a substance causes when ingested.
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To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
- to prove a will
(old-fashioned) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
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(no longer used) To experience.
- Where she, captived long, great woes did prove. — 1596

noun1

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The process of dough proofing.
- You may also need to think about what the prove is doing to the loaf of bread — it is warming the dough and making it moist, allowing it to rise […] — 2009

forms

prov'd · proved · provedst · proven · proving · proves · proveth · provest

Phrases with prove

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