PROVE


Meaning of PROVE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ conclusively , definitively

All this ~s conclusively that she couldn't have known the truth.

▪ scientifically

This theory cannot be ~d scientifically.

▪ just , only

Their reaction just ~s my point.

▪ otherwise

The deaths are being treated as suspicious until we can ~ otherwise.

VERB + PROVE

▪ be difficult to , be impossible to

▪ be easy to

▪ be able to

▪ try to

What are you trying to ~?

▪ be determined to

▪ have sth to

I certainly don't have anything to prove—my record speaks for itself.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

He tried to ~ his theory to his friends.

PHRASES

▪ a chance to ~ sth

▪ ~ sb right , ~ sb wrong

I was determined to ~ my critics wrong.

Prove is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ evidence , ↑ experiment , ↑ incident , ↑ move , ↑ prediction , ↑ prosecution , ↑ research , ↑ statistics , ↑ study

Prove is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ accusation , ↑ allegation , ↑ assertion , ↑ association , ↑ attraction , ↑ authenticity , ↑ boon , ↑ charge , ↑ claim , ↑ competence , ↑ credentials , ↑ disappointment , ↑ disaster , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ embarrassment , ↑ existence , ↑ fact , ↑ failure , ↑ feasibility , ↑ fitness , ↑ guilt , ↑ handicap , ↑ hindrance , ↑ hypothesis , ↑ innocence , ↑ link , ↑ love , ↑ loyalty , ↑ manhood , ↑ merit , ↑ need , ↑ negligence , ↑ nightmare , ↑ obstacle , ↑ pedigree , ↑ point , ↑ prowess , ↑ revelation , ↑ sincerity , ↑ source , ↑ stumbling block , ↑ success , ↑ superiority , ↑ theory , ↑ thesis , ↑ turn-off , ↑ usefulness , ↑ validity , ↑ value , ↑ wisdom , ↑ worth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .