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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary prove Pronunciation: ' prüv Function: verb Inflected Form:   proved ; proved or prov·en \ ' prü-vən, Brit also ' prō-\ ; prov·ing \ ' prü-viŋ\ Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French prover, pruver, from Latin probare to test, prove, from probus good, honest, from pro- for, in favor + -bus (akin to Old English bēon to be) ― more at PRO- , BE Date: 13th century transitive verb 1 archaic : to learn or find out by experience 2 a : to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of <the exception prove s the rule> < prove a will at probate> b : to test the worth or quality of specifically : to compare against a standard ― sometimes used with up or out c : to check the correctness of (as an arithmetic result) 3 a : to establish the existence, truth, or validity of (as by evidence or logic) < prove a theorem> <the charges were never proved in court> b : to demonstrate as having a particular quality or worth <the vaccine has been proven effective after years of tests> < proved herself a great actress> 4 : to show (oneself) to be worthy or capable <eager to prove myself in the new job> intransitive verb : to turn out especially after trial or test <the new drug proved effective> –prov·able \ ' prü-və-bəl\ adjective –prov·able·ness noun –prov·ably \-blē\ adverb –prov·er \ ' prü-vər\ noun usage The past participle proven, orig. the past participle of preve, a Middle English variant of prove that survived in Scotland, has gradually worked its way into standard English over the past three and a half centuries. It seems to have first become established in legal use and to have come only slowly into literary use. Tennyson was one of its earliest frequent users, prob. for …