prove
part of speech
verb (prove, proves, proved, proving; past participle proved or proven)
meaning for a pupil
1) To show with facts or reasons that something is true. tree →
2) To turn out to be: "The test proved easy." tree →
3) To show what you can do: "She proved herself a good captain." tree →
4) In baking, to let dough rise before cooking. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it usually means to test. God proves Abraham and Israel to see what they will do. Interpretation: Tradition calls the binding of Isaac the last of Abraham's ten tests. The tests show his faith to the world and are not for God to learn something new. In the primary lessons: In maths, to prove something means to show with clear steps why it is always true. In science, experiments give evidence that supports or does not support an idea. In stories, characters try to prove they are innocent or brave. Phrases: prove it, prove that, prove wrong, prove yourself, prove useful.
examples
- There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them; (Torah EXO.15.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. (Torah GEN.42.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am I.' (Torah GEN.22.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- When your fathers tried Me, proved Me, even though they saw My work. (Writings PSA.95.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- even the LORD said unto me — backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. (Prophets JER.3.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse. (Writings JOB.9.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Can you prove that 7 is a prime number? tree →
- The muddy paws proved the dog had been outside. tree →
- He wanted to prove that he could swim across the pool. tree →
- The map proved very useful on the hike. tree →
- She proved everyone wrong by winning the race. tree →
- Let the bread dough prove for an hour. tree →
- Show your working to prove your answer. tree →
- Then our innocence will be proved.” tree →
note
Past: proved; past participle: proved or proven ("It has been proved" or "proven"). The noun is "proof". Trap: one example does not prove a rule is always true; in maths you need a reason that works for every case. "Prove" sounds like "groove" — not like "drove". "Prove wrong" means show that someone or something was mistaken.
In the corpora
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
- There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;
- even the LORD said unto me — backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
- Truly vain have proved the hills, the uproar on the mountains; truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
- When your fathers tried Me, proved Me, even though they saw My work.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «prove» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.