proof

CEFRB1

/pɹuːf/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Information or evidence showing that something is true.

  2. 02

    noun

    A test copy checked before final printing or production.

Examples

  • I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.

  • People are often quite skeptical about things unless given believable proof.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /pɹuf/
  • /pɹʉːf/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.

  2. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.

  3. An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

More examples

In context

  • We have absolute proof that smoking is bad for your health.

  • I need proof of your unconditional love. Lend me some dough.

  • a proof load; a proof charge

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The detective found a fingerprint on the glass, which served as blank that the suspect was there.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probō (“to prove”); see prove; compare also the doublet probe.