prove (/pruːv/)
verb · Intermediate · Common Verbs
🔊 /pruːv/
Meaning
Meaning: show to be true
To show by evidence or argument that something is definitely true.
Examples
🗣 The scientist worked for years to prove that her bold theory was actually correct.
Etymology
From Old French ‘prover’, from Latin ‘probare’ (to test, approve).
How & Where It’s Used
Irregular past participle ‘proven’; central to science and law.
Tags: logic, truth