prove

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
prove

Third-person singular
proves

Past tense
proved

Past participle
proved

Present participle
proving

Plain form
prove

Third-person singular
proves

Past tense
proved

Past participle
proven

Present participle
proving

  1. (transitive) When you prove something, you demonstrate that it is for real and true.
    I will prove my method is more effective than yours.
    The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.