proved

Meanings

• verb

  Established or confirmed by evidence.

  - "The hypothesis was proved correct."
  - "The jury proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty."

• verb

  Make or cause to be firm or solid.

  - "The builder proved the foundation of the house."
  - "The captain proved the anchor before the storm hit."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɹuːvd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with proved
groom , moon , room , toon , spoon

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Homonyms

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1. prove (en) : to test or try out
   

2. prove (en) : to establish as true or valid
   

3. prove (en) : to make or cause to be firm or solid
   

4. prove (en) : to demonstrate or show
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. prove (en) : to test or try out
   

2. prove (en) : to establish as true or valid
   

3. prove (en) : to make or cause to be firm or solid
   

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Variants

List of all variants of proved that leads to same result
prove , proved , proven , prover , provers , proves , proving , prove out , proved out , proven out , proves out , proving out

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Forms

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proves, proved, proving

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Etymology

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Old English prēowian, from prēow, proof, test, trial, probably from an Indo-European root *per-, to drive, push, through.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'proved' has the same number of letters as the word 'evidence'.

2. In mathematics, a proof is a logical argument used to establish a theorem as being true.

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Related Concepts

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1. evidence: Evidence is the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

2. test: A test is a procedure or process designed to assess the quality, performance, or reliability of something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'proved' has been used to describe the testing or proving of characters, such as in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Milton's Paradise Lost. In art, there are several paintings depicting the process of proving or testing something, such as Albrecht Dürer's 'Melencolia I'.

How to Memorize "proved"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a courtroom scene where a lawyer is proving a point to a jury.
   - Visualize a builder proving the foundation of a house.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'proved' with the idea of testing or establishing truth.
   - Think of the word 'proof' when you see 'proved'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'P-R-O-V-E-D': Prove, Reason, Observation, Verification, Evidence, Demonstration.

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