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Synonyms for proved
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : proov |
| Phonetic Transcription : pruv |
Définition of proved
Origin :- late 12c., pruven, proven "to try, test; evaluate; demonstrate," from Old French prover, pruver "show; convince; put to the test" (11c., Modern French prouver), from Latin probare "to make good; esteem, represent as good; make credible, show, demonstrate; test, inspect; judge by trial" (source also of Spanish probar, Italian probare), from probus "worthy, good, upright, virtuous," from PIE *pro-bhwo- "being in front," from *pro-, extended form of root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per), + root *bhu- "to be" (cf. Latin fui "I have been," futurus "about to be;" Old English beon "to be;" see be). Related: Proved; proven; proving.
- adj confirmed
- Who could have proved a better protector than Phidias has been?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- She did so, and it proved an effectual screen from head to foot.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- That he had reason for his distrust was proved by Ben Haley's movements.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Now you know how that Monte Cristo carried on after he'd proved up.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It proved to be a sign some twenty feet high and a whole block long.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- They tried it out at home and when it proved a success, they carried it abroad.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- On which of his two sets of principles he would manage a wife remained to be proved.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- To how many thousands of our countrymen has it proved a benefit?
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- If he be proved culpable in this most melancholy business, and, alas!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- They proved to be Cheyennes--two men, and a boy of thirteen.
- Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
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