verb
ADVERB
▪ conclusively , definitively
▪
All this ~s conclusively that she couldn't have known the truth.
▪ scientifically
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This theory cannot be ~d scientifically.
▪ just , only
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Their reaction just ~s my point.
▪ otherwise
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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
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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