transcription, транскрипция: [ pru:f ]
( proofs)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Proof is a fact, argument, or piece of evidence which shows that something is definitely true or definitely exists.
You have to have proof of residence in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card...
This is not necessarily proof that he is wrong...
N-VAR : oft N of n , N that
2.
In publishing, the proofs of a book, magazine, or article are a first copy of it that is printed so that mistakes can be corrected before more copies are printed and published.
I’m correcting the proofs of the Spanish edition right now.
N-COUNT : usu pl , oft N of n
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Proof is also an adjective.
...an uncorrected proof copy of the book.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
Proof is used after a number of degrees or a percentage, when indicating the strength of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky.
...a glass of Wild Turkey bourbon: 101 degrees proof.
ADJ : amount ADJ
4.
the proof of the pudding is in the eating: see pudding