Collocations for "proving"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "proving" in context.
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prove
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- prove your [innocence, case] (in court)
- prove your [interest, sincerity, love]
- prove your point
- [was determined, wanted] to prove her point
- (did it) just to prove a point
- prove your [worth, ability, strength, intelligence, usefulness]
- prove your identity
- prove his [commitment, dedication]
- prove [a theory, an idea]
- prove the existence of [life, God, a soul]
- prove yourself (to be) worthy (of)
- was [proven, proved] to be [guilty, an imposter, false]
- was [proven] [guilty, innocent]
- proves you [wrong, right]
- the [story, claim] proved [true, false]
- [this] [could, might, will, should, may] prove [useful, important]
- the meeting proved [fruitful, fruitless, pointless]
- proved to be a [failure, success, valuable asset]
- prove it [then, to me]!
- you can't prove [it, anything]!
- [cannot, could not, try to] prove that he [is, was, went, made]
- prove through [experimentation, trial and error, testing] (that)
- [impossible, difficult] to prove
- will [likely, ultimately] prove
- have nothing to prove
- (while) the bread is proving
'proving' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):