prove
verb (SHOW) /pruːv/ (proved, proved or MAINLY US proven)Definition
B2 [T, L] to show a particular result after a period of time: The operation proved a complete success. The dispute over the song rights proved impossible to resolve. [L (+ to be)] The new treatment has proved to be a disaster.Showing and demonstrating prove yourself C2 to show that you are good at something: I wish he'd stop trying to prove himself all the time.Showing and demonstrating
(Definition of prove verb (SHOW) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act sth out phrasal verb
- attest verb
- barometer noun
- bespeak verb
- bring sth out phrasal verb (MAKE NOTICEABLE)
- demo noun (MARCH)
- express verb (SHOW)
- flicker noun (FEELING)
- manifestation noun
- point (sth/sb) out phrasal verb
- point the way idiom
- point to/towards sth phrasal verb
- production noun (BRINGING OUT)
- put up sth phrasal verb
- radiate verb (EXPRESS)
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- signify verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- suggest verb (SHOW/EXPRESS)
- token noun (SYMBOL)
- wear verb (ON BODY)
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