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proven
- /ˈpɹuː.vn̩/ UK
- /ˈpɹəʊ.vn̩/ UK
- /ˈpɹu.vn̩/ US
- /ˈpɹoː.vən/ Scotland
Rhymes with -uːvən, -əʊvən
Where it comes from
From Scottish English, as past participle of preve, a Middle English variant of prove – compare woven (from weave) and cloven (from cleave), both of which feature -eve → -oven. Preve died out in England, but survived in Scotland, where proven developed, initially in a legal context, as in “The jury ruled that the charges were not proven.” See usage notes for historical usage patterns.
Earlier, from Late Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from Latin probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).
Morphologically prove + -n.
adjective more proven · most proven
- Having been proved; having proved its value or truth. It's a proven fact that morphine is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen is.
verb
- past participle of prove
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Closest in meaning: verified, tried, well-tried, established, evidenced, tested, attested, evidentiary, demonstrable, validated, evidence, corroborated, acknowledged, accepted, effective, time-tested
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adj having been proved
| Español | probado, demostrado, comprobado |
|---|---|
| Português | provado |
| Français | prouvé |
| Italiano | provato, dimostrato, comprovato |
| Русский | дока́занный dokázannyj, испы́танный ispýtannyj, подтверждённый podtverždjónnyj |
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