Definition/Meaning of prove

• English - Verb: prove (third-person singular simple present proves, present participle proving, simple past proved, past participle proved or proven) (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable ; to give proof for; to bear out ; to testify. I will prove that my method is more effective than yours. 2025, Larry V. Hedges, Elizabeth Tipton, Designing Small Evaluation Studies, page 302:…
• English - Noun: prove (plural proves) The process of dough proof ing. 2009, Paul Allam, David McGuinness, Bourke Street Bakery: the ultimate baking companion: You may also need to think about what the prove is doing to the loaf of bread — it is warming the dough and making it moist, allowing it to rise […]
• English - External links: prove in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 prove in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. 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), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).…
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɹuːv/ , /pɹəʊv/ (British, Southern, Standard) IPA: /ˈpɹʉwv/ (General American) IPA: /ˈpɹuv/ (Australia, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈpɹʉːv/ (Wales) IPA: /ˈpɾɪʊv/ (Scotland) IPA: /ˈpɾʉv/ (Northern Ireland) IPA: /ˈpɻʉv/ Rhymes: -uːv