prove
To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
Other meanings
To turn out; to manifest.
“It proved to be a cold day.”
To turn out to be.
“Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "probō" (test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “prove” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.