proven

«proven» in Mova's school dictionary: Shown to be true by facts or evidence — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (proven, a proven fact); verb, past participle of prove (prove, proves, proved, proved/proven)

meaning for a pupil

1) Shown to be true by facts or evidence. tree →

2) Tested and known to work: a proven method. tree →

3) (law, Scotland) «Not proven» is a court verdict meaning there was not enough evidence. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science, a proven rule or fact is backed by proof or tests. In adverts, «proven» is used to make you trust a product; ask what the evidence is. Phrases: proven fact, proven method, it has been proven.

examples

• It is a proven fact that the Earth goes round the Sun. tree →
• This is a proven way to learn spellings. tree →
• The rule has been proven for all whole numbers. tree →
• Nothing has been proven yet. tree →
• She is a proven winner. tree →
• The advert says it is clinically proven. tree →

note

Both «proved» and «proven» are used as the past participle: «It has been proved/proven.» «Proven» is more common as an adjective before a noun. Verb: prove; noun: proof.

In the corpora

• Self-driving vehicles are being tested, and their safety must be proven before they are used everywhere.
• Some exciting claims are proven, others are still argued about, and good science says which is which.
• People still report thylacine sightings, but none have been proven.
• King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are legends, not proven history.
• "Bite the bullet" means face something unpleasant bravely; the story about soldiers biting bullets is often told but not proven.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «proven» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.