prove

[ proov ]
/ pruv /

verb (used with object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

verb (used without object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

Origin of prove

1125–75; Middle English proven < Old French prover < Latin probāre to try, test, prove, approve, derivative of probus good. See probity

usage note for prove

Either proved or proven is standard as the past participle of prove : Events have proved (or proven ) him wrong. As a modifier, proven is by far the more common: a proven fact.

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British Dictionary definitions for prove

prove
/ (pruːv) /

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

Derived forms of prove

provable, adjective provability, noun provably, adverb

Word Origin for prove

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

Idioms and Phrases with prove

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