"prove" meaning in All languages combined

See prove on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /pruːv/ Audio: en-us-prove.ogg [US] Forms: proved [past, participle], prove [canonical], proves [third-person, singular], proved [past], proven [past, participle], proving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|prov|e}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|prove|proves|proved|proven|proving}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you prove something, you demonstrate that it is for real and true.
    Sense id: simple-prove-en-verb-tP5870K9
     
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