Proof vs. Prove
Difference Between Proof and Prove
Proofnoun
(countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
Proveverb
(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.Proofnoun
(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
Proveverb
(intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
It proved to be a cold day.Proofnoun
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
Proveverb
(copulative) To turn out to be.
Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.Proofnoun
(obsolete) Experience of something.
Proveverb
(transitive) To put to the test, to make trial of.
They took the experimental car to the proving-grounds.The exception proves the rule.Proofnoun
Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
Proveverb
(transitive) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
to prove a willProofnoun
A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
Proveverb
To experience
Proofnoun
A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
Proveverb
To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
to prove a pageProofnoun
A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
Provenoun
(baking) The process of dough proofing.
Proofnoun
(obsolete) Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.
Proveverb
be shown or be found to be;
She proved to be rightThe medicine turned out to save her lifeShe turned up HIV positiveProofnoun
(US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (not used anymore). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid, and thus, absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
Proveverb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compoundThe mathematician showed the validity of the conjectureProofadjective
Used in proving or testing.
a proof load; a proof chargeProveverb
provide evidence for;
The blood test showed that he was the fatherHer behavior testified to her incompetenceProofadjective
Firm or successful in resisting.
proof against harmwaterproof; bombproof.Proveverb
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
Proofadjective
(of alcoholic liquors) Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.
Proveverb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to;
This approach has been tried with good resultsTest this recipeProofverb
To proofread.
Proveverb
increase in volume;
the dough rose slowly in the warm roomProofverb
(transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
Proveverb
cause to puff up with a leaven;
unleavened breadProofverb
To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
Proveverb
take a trial impression of
Proofverb
To test the activeness of yeast.
Proveverb
obtain probate of;
prove a willProofnoun
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something;
if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce itProofnoun
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
Proofnoun
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
Proofnoun
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
Proofnoun
a trial photographic print from a negative
Proofnoun
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Proofverb
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Proofverb
knead to reach proper lightness;
proof doughProofverb
read for errors;
I should proofread my manuscriptsProofverb
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk;
proof yeastProofverb
make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.;
proof the materials against shrinking in the dryerProofadjective
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand;
temptation-proofchildproof locks
