prove
be shown or be found to be
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,194 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,291 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- be shown or be found to be also: turn out, turn up She proved to be rightThe medicine turned out to save her life
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment also: demonstrate, establish, show, shew The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compoundThe mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
- provide evidence for also: testify, bear witness, evidence, show The blood test showed that he was the fatherHer behavior testified to her incompetence
- prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to also: test, try, try out, examine, essay This approach has been tried with good resultsTest this recipe
- increase in volume also: rise the dough rose slowly in the warm room
prove in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Mightn’t be able to prove it to a pack of lawyers.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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The noble Hystaspes has said, that I am able to prove your brother innocent.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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But shall the New Redeem the pledge the Old Year made, Or prove a self-asserting heir?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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He often told his tale to sympathetic ears, and would point to the old mill to prove that it was true.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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No fireworks for him, perhaps, ever, but, by Jove, work and will could do a lot, and he could prove himself worthy.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1