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Meaning & Definition of Prove in English

English

Prove

/pruv/

verb

1. Be shown or be found to be

  • "She proved to be right"
  • "The medicine turned out to save her life"
  • "She turned up hiv positive"
synonym:
  • prove,
  • turn out,
  • turn up

2. Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

  • "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
  • "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
synonym:
  • prove,
  • demonstrate,
  • establish,
  • show,
  • shew

3. Provide evidence for

  • "The blood test showed that he was the father"
  • "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
synonym:
  • testify,
  • bear witness,
  • prove,
  • evidence,
  • show

4. Prove formally

  • Demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
synonym:
  • prove

5. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

  • "This approach has been tried with good results"
  • "Test this recipe"
synonym:
  • test,
  • prove,
  • try,
  • try out,
  • examine,
  • essay

6. Increase in volume

  • "The dough rose slowly in the warm room"
synonym:
  • rise,
  • prove

7. Cause to puff up with a leaven

  • "Unleavened bread"
synonym:
  • raise,
  • leaven,
  • prove

8. Take a trial impression of

synonym:
  • prove

9. Obtain probate of

  • "Prove a will"
synonym:
  • prove

Examples of using

It doesn't give me any satisfaction to prove you wrong.
Tom was told he would never amount to anything, and he was desperate to prove them wrong.
What's that going to prove?