proof (pruːf
)
Definitions
noun
- any evidence that establishes or helps to establish the truth, validity, quality, etc, of something
- law the whole body of evidence upon which the verdict of a court is based
- mathematics logic a sequence of steps or statements that establishes the truth of a proposition See also direct (sense 17) , induction (sense 4) , induction (sense 8)
- the act of testing the truth of something (esp in the phrase put to the proof)
- Scots law trial before a judge without a jury
- printing a trial impression made from composed type, or a print-out (from a laser printer, etc) for the correction of errors
- (in engraving, etc) a print made by an artist or under his supervision for his own satisfaction before he hands the plate over to a professional printer
- photography a trial print from a negative
- the alcoholic strength of proof spirit
- the strength of a beverage or other alcoholic liquor as measured on a scale in which the strength of proof spirit is 100 degrees
adjective
- (usually postpositive) against able to resist; impervious (to) ⇒
the roof is proof against rain
- having the alcoholic strength of proof spirit
- of proved strength or impenetrability ⇒
proof armour
verb
- (tr) to take a proof from (type matter, a plate, etc)
- to proofread (text) or inspect (a print, etc), as for approval
- to render (something) proof, esp to waterproof
Word Origin
C13: from Old French preuve a test, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probāre to test-proof
Definitions
adjective combining form
- secure against (damage by); (make) impervious to ⇒
waterproof
mothproof
childproof
Word Origin
from proof (adj)Quotations
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating"
Translations
- British English:
proof
Proof is a fact or a piece of evidence which shows that something is true or exists.This is proof that he is wrong.pruːf NOUN This is proof that he is wrong.
- Spanish:
prueba
nf
- French:
preuve
nf
- German:
Korrekturfahne
nf
- Chinese: 证据 n
- Arabic: بُرْهَان n
- Portuguese: comprovante nm
- Russian: подтверждение nnt
- Croatian: primjerak za korekturu nm
- Czech: korektura nf
- Danish: prøvetryk nnt
- Dutch: proefafdruk nm
- Finnish: oikovedos n
- Greek: τυπογραφικό δοκίμιο nnt
- Italian: bozza nf
- Japanese: 証拠 n
- Korean: 교정 n
- Norwegian: prøvetrykk nnt
- Polish: badanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: prova nf
- European Spanish:
prueba
nf
- Swedish: korrektur nnt
- Thai: ข้อพิสูจน์ n
- Turkish: deneme baskısı n
- Vietnamese: bản mẫu n
- British English:
proof
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 new edition right now.pruːf NOUN I'm correcting the proofs of the new edition right now.
- Spanish:
prueba
nf
- French:
épreuve
nf
- German: Beweismittel nnt Beweismittel
- Chinese: 校样 n
- Arabic: مِسْوَدَّةُ الطَّبْع n
- Portuguese: prova nf
- Russian: доказательство nnt
- Croatian: dokaz nm
- Czech: důkaz nm
- Danish: bevis nnt
- Dutch: bewijs nnt
- Finnish: todiste n
- Greek: αποδεικτικό στοιχείο nnt
- Italian: prova nf
- Japanese: 校正刷り n
- Korean: 증거 n
- Norwegian: bevis nnt
- Polish: dowód nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: prova nf
- European Spanish:
prueba
nf
- Swedish: bevis nnt
- Thai: หลักฐาน n
- Turkish: kanıt n
- Vietnamese: bằng chứng n
Usage examples
But I didn't have to indulge in any breaking and entering to see all the proof I needed.
, KICK BACK (2002)The company has now finally provided proof that at least some of its claims might be true.
New Scientist (2003)The people who lived there though want their homes to rise again where they once stood as proof of their steadfastness.
Irish Times (2002)Pursglove points to eBay UK as proof of the company's ability to conquer markets outside America.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I knew who he was; my gut feeling was all the proof I needed.
, THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)