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    /ˈpruːv/  proves; proved; proved or chiefly US proven /ˈpruːvən/; proving
    
    [+ obj] :to show the existence, truth, or correctness of (something) by using evidence, logic, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to show that (someone or something) has a particular quality, ability, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [linking verb] :to turn out to be - used to say that something or someone is eventually found to have a particular quality, ability, etc.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    prove yourself
    
    to show that you are able to do something or to succeed