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• they hope this new evidence will prove her innocence.
• ‘i know you're lying.’ ‘prove it!’
• he felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right).
• are you just doing this to prove a point?

prove

1. to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that something is true
• opposite disprove
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/disprove
• They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence.
• ‘I know you're lying.’ ‘Prove it!’
• He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right).
• Are you just doing this to prove a point?
• What are you trying to prove?
• I certainly don't have anything to prove—my record speaks for itself.
• Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
• This proves (that) I was right.
• She was determined to prove everyone wrong.
• In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty.
• You've just proved yourself to be a liar.
• This just proves what I have been saying for some time.
• Can it be proved that he did commit these offences?
• There is clear evidence that TV advertising influences what children buy.
• It is clear from numerous studies that TV advertising influences what children buy.
• Recent research demonstrates that TV advertising influences children’s spending habits.
• Many parents think that TV advertising influences their children. This view is supported by the findings of a recent study, which show a clear link between television advertisements and children’s spending habits.
• The findings also reveal that most children are unaware of the persuasive purpose of advertising.
• There is little evidence that children understand the persuasive intent of advertising.
• The results contradict claims that advertising is unrelated to children’s spending habits.
• Manufacturers argue that it is difficult to prove that advertising alone influences what children buy.
2. if something proves dangerous, expensive, etc. or if it proves to be dangerous, etc., you discover that it is dangerous, etc. over a period of time
• The opposition proved too strong for him.
• It was proving extremely difficult to establish the truth.
• Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.
• His lack of experience may prove a problem in a crisis.
• The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.
• Their fears proved to be groundless.
3. to show other people how good you are at doing something or that you are capable of doing something
• He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others.
4. to show other people that you are a particular type of person or that you have a particular quality
• He proved himself determined to succeed.
5. to swell before being baked because of the action of yeast
• synonym rise
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rise_2
6. people say that something is the exception that proves the rule when they are stating something that seems to be different from the normal situation, but they mean that the normal situation remains true in general
• Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.

Extra Examples

• He tried to prove his theory to his friends.
• I certainly don’t have anything to prove—my record speaks for itself.
• I was determined to prove my critics wrong.
• The deaths are being treated as suspicious until we can prove otherwise.
• Their behaviour just proves my point.
• This theory cannot be proved scientifically.
• What are you trying to prove?
• ‘I know you’re lying.’ ‘Prove it!’
• Are you just doing this to prove a point?
• Can it be proved that he did commit these offences?
• He felt he needed to prove his point.
• Just give me a chance and I’ll prove it to you.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they prove
• he / she / it proves
• past simple proved
• past participle proved
• past participle proven
• -ing form proving

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French prover, from Latin probare ‘test, approve, demonstrate’, from probus ‘good’.