provenUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprəʊvən/, /ˈpruːvən/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpruvən/
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prove
- test ‘prove’ If you prove that something is true or correct, you provide evidence showing that it is definitely true or correct. He was able to prove that he was an American. Tests proved that the bullet was not fired from a police weapon. ‘test’ When you use a practical method to try to find out how good or bad someone or something is, don't say that you ‘prove’ them. Say that you test them. I will test you on your knowledge of French. A number of new techniques were tested. Forum discussions with the word(s) "proven" in the title: "Administration is the area which I have a three-year proven record." - English Only forum
and Kan had <already> proven himself to be a decisive leader - English Only forum As Mother has proven - English Only forum as proven / as can be proven - English Only forum But later proven baseless - English Only forum but without proven pharmaceutical measures - English Only forum Can be proved or can be proven? - English Only forum can neither be proven nor disproven - English Only forum executed in the U.S, one person on death row has been proven innocent and released - English Only forum Fast food [ has proven / has been proven ] to be a revolutionary force in American life. - English Only forum has been proven to be - English Only forum has itself proven? - English Only forum have proven ability to/as - English Only forum historically proven correct - English Only forum I have been proven - English Only forum I have proven it by doing it [word for this?] - English Only forum impact is proven - English Only forum in doing so <it> has proven - English Only forum it has proven impossible to contact her - English Only forum It's proven (itself) very useful to me - English Only forum It's proven very useful to/for me - English Only forum like he’d been proven right about me all along - English Only forum Michaels has done nothing if not prove/proved/proven/proving - English Only forum more of the proven anti-aging VitaNiacin complex - English Only forum not capable of being proven <either way> - English Only forum practices experience has proven (to be) satisfactory. - English Only forum Present Perfect--although he has been proven wrong - English Only forum prove / be proven - English Only forum Proved or proven? - English Only forum proved vs proven - English Only forum more...
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