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prove

/pˈɹuːv/PROOV
/pˈɹuv/PROOV

Meaningto test

Common meaning: to show that a claim holds

Journey through time

  1. Latinprobō; probus‘to test, approve’
  2. Old Frenchproversource
  3. Middle Englishprouensource
  4. Englishprove‘to show that a claim holds’ · today

prov also in: probeproofapproveprobable

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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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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

Related words

approveprobableprobeproof

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