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Definition: Meaning of, prove in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pruːv /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
prove proved proved, proven
Present Participle Third Person Singular
proving proves
or [especially American English]
  1. show something is true [transitive] to show that something is true by providing facts, information etc [↪  proof]
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  2. be [linking verb] if someone or something proves difficult, helpful, a problem etc, they are difficult, helpful, a problem etc
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  3. prove yourself/prove something (to somebody) to show how good you are at doing something
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  4. prove yourself (to be) something to show other people that you are a particular type of person
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  5. what is somebody trying to prove? spoken said when you are annoyed by someone's actions and do not understand them
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  6. prove a point if someone does something to prove a point, they do it to show that they are right or that they can do something
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  7. bread [intransitive] if DOUGH (= unbaked bread mixture) proves, it rises and becomes light because of the YEAST in it
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  8. law [transitive] law to show that a WILL has been made in the correct way
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