probe
/pˈɹəʊb/PROHB
/pˈɹoʊb/PROHB
Meaninga test
Common meaning: to examine closely
- probto test, approve; good, uprightLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1449 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin probō; probus ‘to test, approve; good, upright’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry probō, p. 1449 · dictionary scan
Roots
- probō; probus Latin “to test, approve; good, upright”
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