prove
verb (used with object)
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument.
proved
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past participleof prove.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof prove.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
proveverb (used with object)to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument.
Example Sentences
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But impetuous tackle in midfield proved extremely costly as Rogers ran through to score.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Halle Berry’s efforts against ex-husband Olivier Martinez’s domestic violence restraining order have proved successful, after two weeks of hearings in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The couple once thought to portray a rigid provincialism has proved extraordinarily flexible and open to endless reinterpretation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The researchers examined tumor samples from 16 children, including four whose cancers lacked the fusion marker but proved fatal, four with fusion-positive tumors, and eight children with fusion-negative disease who remained alive.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
They were eating in the dining room, which proved it was a special occasion —as did the fact that his mother had bought new candles.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
