prove
英[pruːv]
美[pruv]
英英释意
- 1. be shown or be found to be;
- "She proved to be right"
- "The medicine turned out to save her life"
- "She turned up HIV positive"
- 2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
- "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
- "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
- 3. provide evidence for;
- "The blood test showed that he was the father"
- "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
- 4. prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
- 5. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to;
- "This approach has been tried with good results"
- "Test this recipe"
- 6. increase in volume;
- "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
- 7. cause to puff up with a leaven;
- "unleavened bread"
- 8. take a trial impression of
- 9. obtain probate of;
- "prove a will"