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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProve
/pruːv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument.
"She had to prove her identity before she could enter the building." - 2
To establish the quality, accuracy, or validity of something.
"The experiment was designed to prove the hypothesis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'prove' originates from the Latin 'probare', meaning 'to test or to try'. It evolved through Old French 'prover' before entering Middle English as 'proven', reflecting the historical transition from testing validity to establishing truth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prove" is said worldwide
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prouver
Transliteration: prouver
"Elle doit prouver son identité avant d'entrer dans le bâtiment."
beweisen
Transliteration: bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩
"Sie muss ihre Identität beweisen, bevor sie das Gebäude betreten kann."
provare
Transliteration: proˈvare
"Deve provare la sua identità prima di entrare nell'edificio."
probar
Transliteration: proˈβaɾ
"Ella tiene que probar su identidad antes de poder entrar al edificio."
provar
Transliteration: proˈvaʁ
"Ela precisa provar sua identidade antes de entrar no prédio."
सिद्ध करना
Transliteration: siddh karna
"उसे प्रवेश करने से पहले अपनी पहचान सिद्ध करनी होगी।"
证明
Transliteration: zhèngmíng
"她必须在进入大楼之前证明自己的身份。"
증명하다
Transliteration: jeungmyeonghada
"그녀는 건물에 들어가기 전에 자신의 신원을 증명해야 합니다."
証明する
Transliteration: shōmei suru
"彼女は建物に入る前に自分の身分を証明する必要があります。"
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