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Prove vs. Proof
Prove
/pruːv/Examples:
"You have proven yourself quite useful.'That proves he is guilty,' said Colonel Anderson.Circumstances proved propitious.
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Proof
/pruːf/Examples:
In Dahlem Rosbaud passed along the galley proofs.'There is no proof that this letter was written to me.'Otherwise we have no proof against you at all.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Proof is a noun, referring to evidence or an argument that establishes a fact or truth.
- Prove is a verb, meaning to demonstrate that something is true through evidence or argument.
- Think of proof as the result or outcome of proving something.
- When you want to indicate the act of establishing truth, use prove.
- Remember: proof is static, prove is an action.
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