prove
/pruːv/verb
उच्चारण प्रूव
सिद्ध करना, साबित करना
Basic word
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[T] ~ sth | ~ (that)…
to use facts, evidence to show that something is true
सिद्ध करना, साबित करना
- The police could not prove his guilt.
- The experiment was designed to prove that the new method works.
- Can you prove you were at home that evening?
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- Nobody has been able to prove the theory so far.
Synonyms show establish demonstrate confirm verify
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[linking verb] ~ (to be) + adj./noun
to be seen or found to be something
सिद्ध होना, निकलना
- The question proved difficult.
- The new bridge proved stronger than the engineers had expected.
- Her advice proved to be very useful before the interview.
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- The journey proved a lot longer than we had planned.
Synonyms turn out end up be found
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the show-true words together: prove, establish, demonstrate, verify (check that something is true), corroborate (support with evidence).
सच दिखाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: prove, establish, demonstrate, verify (सच की जाँच), corroborate (प्रमाण से समर्थन)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: prove, proved, proved (British); proven is used mainly as an adjective ('a proven method').
Verb forms: prove, proved, proved (British); proven मुख्यतः adjective के रूप में ('a proven method')।
The noun is proof ('proof of identity').
Noun proof है ('proof of identity')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'The proof of the pudding is in the eating' (you can judge something only by trying it).
कहावत 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating' (आज़माकर ही परखा जा सकता है)।