prove
/pruːv/
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- Long vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> prove
(v) တွေ့ကြုံရသည်။ ဖြစ်ဖန်လာသည်။
prove /pru:v/ v (pp proved; US proven /'pru:vn/)
၁။ ~ sth (to sb) သက်သေပြသည်။ prove sb's guilt/ (that) sb is guilty ❍ Nobody will believe you unless you have evidence to prove your case. ❍ She claimed that money had been wasted and our financial difficulties seemed to prove her point. ❍ Can you prove it to me? ❍ I shall prove to you that the witness is lying. ❍ They said I wouldn't succeed, but I proved them wrong. Compare DISPROVE See also PROOF1 ၁, ၄
၂။ ~ (oneself) sth တွေ့ကြုံရသည်။ ဖြစ်ဖန်လာသည်။ The old methods proved best after all. ❍ The task proved to be more difficult than we'd expected. He proved (himself) a better driver than the world champion.
❏ provable /-ǝbl/ adj သက်သေပြနိုင်သော။ a provable case of negligence.
- [prove (that)] : You have to prove you are sorry for what you’ve done.
- [prove something to someone] : She was determined to prove to her parents that she could live on her own.
- [prove someone’s innocence/guilt] : For ten years he has been fighting to prove his innocence.
- [prove someone right/wrong] : Recent excellent results have proved their critics wrong.
- My decision proved to be a good one.
- The film is proving very profitable.
- His injuries proved fatal (=he died of them).
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