prove
verb (used with object)
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument.
proves
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present tense formof prove (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“When you watch Joshua Van fight, his expression never changes — he always tries to stay in control. And that proves just how good you are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"If inflation proves sticky, lenders' funding costs stay under pressure, which makes cheaper mortgages harder to deliver," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The researchers are not proposing that this biological connection proves GLP-1 drugs are responsible.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
But Mississippi’s dramatic breakthrough proves that evidence-based literacy can succeed anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
In his most famous puzzle, “The Achilles,” Zeno proves that swift Achilles can never catch up with a lumbering tortoise that has a head start.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
