Proof Pruːf True Living Provide Identity Receipt Purchase

• positive/conclusive proof
• can you provide any proof of identity?
• keep the receipt as proof of purchase.
• these results are a further proof of his outstanding ability.

proof

1. information, documents, etc. that show that something is true
• synonym evidence
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/evidence_1
• positive/conclusive proof
• Can you provide any proof of identity?
• Keep the receipt as proof of purchase.
• These results are a further proof of his outstanding ability.
• There is no proof that the knife belonged to her.
2. the process of testing whether something is true or a fact
• see also burden of proof
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-burden-of-proof
• Is the claim capable of proof?
3. a way of proving that a statement is true or that what you have calculated is correct
• See related entries: Mathematical terminology
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/mathematical_terminology/proof_2
4. a copy of printed material which is produced so that mistakes can be corrected
• She was checking the proofs of her latest novel.
5. a standard used to measure the strength of alcoholic drinks
6. to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true
• These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.
• He is living proof that not all engineers are boring.
7. you can only judge if something is good or bad when you have tried it

Extra Examples

• Have you got any positive proof that she took the money?
• He is unlikely to make wild accusations without proof.
• Her account gives us no concrete proof of his guilt.
• I am living proof that the treatment works.
• I have no real proof that he was at the flat.
• I have no real proof that he was in the country at the time.
• Proof of purchase must be provided before a refund can be made.
• The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.
• The lungfish is living proof that fish could evolve to breathe on land.
• The men were acquitted for lack of proof.
• The photo was final proof of her husband’s infidelity.
• We have proof positive that he is in hiding.
• Can you provide any proof of identity?
• Keep the receipt as proof of purchase.
• We need conclusive proof before we can take this matter to court.

Word Origin

• Middle English preve, from Old French proeve, from late Latin proba, from Latin probare ‘to test, prove’. The change of vowel in late Middle English was due to the influence of prove. Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th cent.