prove
To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
Verb 4 meanings
To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
“I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.”
To turn out; to manifest.
“It proved to be a cold day.”
To turn out to be.
“Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.”
To put to the test, to make trial of.
“They took the experimental car to the proving-grounds.”
Noun 1 meaning
The process of dough proofing.
Etymology
From Middle English proven, from Old English prōfian (“to esteem, regard as, evince, try, prove”) and Old French prover (“to prove”), both from Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).
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PROVE at a glance
PROVE has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,725 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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