proved

The past tense and past participle of 'prove', meaning to have demonstrated the truth or existence of something.

• 🇪🇸Participio pasado y pasado del verbo 'prove', que significa demostrar la verdad o existencia de algo, o dejar establecido mediante evidencia.

1. Established beyond doubt B2 formal

   Demonstrated to be true or valid through evidence or argument.

   • The theory is now a proved fact in the scientific community.
   • His innocence was proved by the new evidence.
   • The effectiveness of the drug has been proved in clinical trials.

   🇪🇸probado

   Sinónimos: attestedconfirmeddemonstratedestablishedprovenvalidatedverified

   Antónimos: doubtfuluncertainunprovedunsubstantiated

• more proved comparative form
• most proved superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of demonstrating the truth or existence of something through evidence or argument.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de demostrar la verdad o existencia de algo mediante pruebas, evidencias o argumentos, así como para confirmar o verificar la validez de una afirmación.

1. Demonstrate truth B1 formal

   To show that something is true or certain by providing evidence or argument.

   • The scientist proved her theory through experiments.
   • He proved his innocence with solid evidence.
   • The test results proved that the medicine is effective.

   🇪🇸Demostrar verdad

   Sinónimos: attestauthenticatecertifyconfirmcorroboratedemonstrateestablishevinceshowsubstantiatevalidateverify

   Antónimos: discreditdisproveinvalidaterefute

2. Turn out to be B1 formal

   To be found to be something, especially after a period of time or experience.

   • The new employee proved to be very reliable.
   • Her prediction proved correct in the end.
   • The journey proved more difficult than expected.

   🇪🇸Resultar (ser)

   Sinónimos: emergeend uptranspireturn out

• proved past participle
• proven past participle
• proved past simple
• proving present participle
• proves third person singular