prove
prove
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proov
/pruːv/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "prove"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to show that something is true through the use of evidence or facts
Transitive: to prove sth
to prove definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Yesterday, the team successfully proved the effectiveness of the new drug.
āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ, āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use evidence or facts to show something to be the thing that was specified
Complex Transitive: to prove sb [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The test results proved the new drug effective.
āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĨ¤
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āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĢ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to allow a dough or yeast mixture to ferment or rest, causing it to rise or expand before baking
Transitive: to prove a dough
to prove definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Yesterday, he proved the pizza dough for several hours before baking it.
āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻœā§āϜāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻĢ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to test or try something to see if it works or is true
Transitive: to prove a product or idea
to prove definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist proved the hypothesis by conducting controlled trials.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be discovered as having a particular quality or nature
Linking Verb: to prove [adj] | to prove to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His advice proved to be helpful during the crisis.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show that something is correct or true through mathematical calculation
Transitive: to prove a mathematical theorem
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He proved the equation by showing all the necessary steps.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§€āĻ•āϰāĻŖāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to verify that a will is real and legally valid
Transitive: to prove a will
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The court proved the will to ensure it met all legal requirements.
āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āφāχāύ⧀ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a test copy or sample of something, especially to check its quality or appearance
Transitive: to prove printed material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The publisher proved the pages to catch any last-minute mistakes.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ• āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϭ⧁āϞ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

disprove
probative
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