"preve" meaning in English

See preve in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preves [present, singular, third-person], preving [participle, present], preved [participle, past], preved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} preve (third-person singular simple present preves, present participle preving, simple past and past participle preved)
  1. Obsolete form of prove. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prove
    Sense id: en-preve-en-verb-l4nDcMRW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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