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prove
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English proven, from Old English pr?fian (“to esteem, regard as, evince, try, prove”) and Old French prover (“to prove”), both from Latin prob? (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-b?uH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *b?uH- (“to be”). Displaced native Middle English sothen (“to prove”), from Old English s?þian (“to prove”). More at for, be, soothe.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pro?ov, IPA(key): /p?u?v/
- Rhymes: -u?v
Alternative forms
- proove
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.
- (intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
- (copulative) To turn out to be.
- 1964, Jean Merrill, The Pushcart War, 2014 The New York Review Children's Collection edition, ?ISBN, chapter 33, page 199:
- This battle did not take place in the streets. It took place entirely in words, and it was to prove the turning point in the war.
- 1964, Jean Merrill, The Pushcart War, 2014 The New York Review Children's Collection edition, ?ISBN, chapter 33, page 199:
- (transitive) To put to the test, to make trial of.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 26:
- Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee,
- Till then not show my head where thou may'st prove me.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 26:
- (transitive) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
- to prove a will
- (archaic, transitive) To experience.
- (printing, dated, transitive) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
- to prove a page
- Alternative form of proof (“allow (dough) to rise; test the activeness of (yeast)”)
Usage notes
As the past participle of prove, proven is sometimes still discouraged, and proved is preferred (“have proved” rather than “have proven”). However, they are both about equally common in US English, and both are used and considered correct in UK English. In UK English, “proved” is more common, but not, for example, in the very common expression “innocent until proven guilty” (rarely *“innocent until proved guilty”).
In addition, as an attributive adjective, proven is much more commonly used, and proved is widely proscribed – “a proven method”, not *“a proved method”.
Historically, proved is the older form, while proven arose as a Scottish variant – see etymology. Used in legal writing from the mid-17th century, it entered literary usage more slowly, only becoming significant in the 19th century, with the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson among the earliest frequent users (presumably for reasons of meter). In the 19th century, proven was widely discouraged, and remained significantly less common through the mid-20th century (proved being used approximately four times as often); by the late 20th century it came to be used about equally often in US English.
Conjugation
See also
- the exception proves the rule
References
- Paul Brians (2009) , “proved”, in Common Errors in English Usage, 2nd edition, Wilsonville, Or.: William, James & Company, ?ISBN
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
prove (plural proves)
- (baking) The process of dough proofing.
- 2009, Paul Allam and 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 […]
- 2009, Paul Allam and David McGuinness, Bourke Street Bakery: the ultimate baking companion:
Etymology 2
Simple past form of proove, conjugated as a Germanic strong verb, on the pattern of choose ? chose.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???v/
Verb
prove
- simple past tense of proove
Further reading
- prove in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- prove in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Prevo, pervo
Dutch
Alternative forms
- preuve (chiefly Northern Dutch)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch prove, from Middle French preuve, from Old French prueve, from Medieval Latin provenda, from older praebenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pro?.v?/
- Hyphenation: pro?ve
- Rhymes: -o?v?
Noun
prove f (plural proven, diminutive provetje n)
- A gift out of love
- A life-long maintenance
Derived terms
- provenier
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin proba.
Noun
prove f (plural provis)
- proof
- test, examination, trial
- evidence
- try
Related terms
- provâ
Italian
Noun
prove f
- plural of prova
Anagrams
- pover
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin pauper, pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European *peh?w- (“few, small”). Compare Spanish pobre.
Adjective
prove (Latin spelling)
- poor
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?vi
Verb
prove
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of provar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of provar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of provar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of provar
prove From the web:
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probate
English
Etymology
From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p???be?t/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?p???b?t/, /?p???b?t/
- Rhymes: -??be?t
Noun
probate (countable and uncountable, plural probates)
- (law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
- (law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
- Clipping of probate court.
- (obsolete) proof
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Skelton to this entry?)
Translations
Verb
probate (third-person singular simple present probates, present participle probating, simple past and past participle probated)
- (transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).
Derived terms
Related terms
- probe
- probation
- prove
Translations
Further reading
- probate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- probate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Adjective
probate
- inflection of probat:
- definite singular
- plural
Latin
Verb
prob?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of prob?
probate From the web:
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- what probate court means
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- what probate forms do i need
- what probate attorneys do
- what probate means in law
- what probate records are public
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