to prove
∞
3.1
- verb
- /pruːv/
- The student wanted to prove his point during the debate with solid arguments.
- prove useful
- prove effective
- prove difficult
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Watch on YouTubeAnd he just said, prove it, Prove it.
- And he just said, prove it, Prove it.
- The problem is you can't prove you're not cheating.
- These kinds of things prove that you have the ability.
- They needed DNA from that to prove who had made her pregnant.
- And I have no way to prove that to you, right?
- Now he's got to step up and prove that he's my man.
- So how can we prove that this is always the case?
- And this past weekend, we proved that case precisely.
- Like you can prove anything with enough money.
- What you're describing is impossible unless you can prove me wrong right now.
- He goes, well, prove it to me otherwise.
- My job isn't to prove that what I'm doing is real.
- We wouldn't really say like prove to me this law is fair.
Examples
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That's true, and I will prove this in my speech.
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So we act with everything we can to prove these pundits wrong.
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Now it's easy to prove that if you take.
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And I have no way to prove that to you, right?
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How do we prove him wrong?
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OK, so let's prove this using a story.
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These kinds of things prove that you have the ability.
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Let's see if we can prove it at our first attempt.
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Until you can prove you're worthy of this family, you won't leave this farm again.
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We need to prove that our theory is correct by conducting several experiments.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To give proof that something is true
∞
1.8
To show that something is true by giving evidence
570
3.0
Show that something is true using evidence or examples
292
3.5
To make sure something is true or correct
207
4.1
To show something is true using evidence
107
3.9
To make something officially acceptable by showing proof
56
6.6
To officially confirm that something is true, often in court
43
7.2
To show that something is true by giving proof or facts
42
6.5
To show that something is true
37
8.6
To show someone or something was right and not to blame
20
3.8
To give formal proof that something is true
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Conclusive
∞
3.1
∞
1.8
570
3.0
748
1.0
786
2.7
∞
2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prove comes from the old Latin word probare, which meant 'to test' or 'to approve', and from probus meaning 'good'. You can see the same root in proof and probable, so to prove something today is to test it and show it is true.