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
SYNONYMS FOR prove
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM prove
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Example sentences from the Web for unproven
British Dictionary definitions for unproven (1 of 2)
unproven
/ (ʌnˈpruːvən) /
adjective
not established as true by evidence or demonstration
unproven allegations
(of a new product, system, treatment, etc) not tried or tested
British Dictionary definitions for unproven (2 of 2)
prove
/ (pruːv) /
verb proves, proving, proved, proved or proven (mainly tr)
Derived forms of prove
provable, adjective provability, noun provably, adverbWord Origin for prove
C12: from Old French
prover, from Latin
probāre to test, from
probus honest
Idioms and Phrases with unproven
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