Word a Day
prove
What does prove mean?
prove (verb): to demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use prove in a sentence?
- I will prove that my method is more effective than yours. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce prove?
/pɹuv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does prove come from?
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).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “prove” mean?
to demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify
Right! That's what “prove” means.
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Not quite: that's what lure means.
to reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate
Not quite: that's what guess means.
to make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in
Not quite: that's what govern means.
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