Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Prove"

@Lors008 this sentence can have multiple meanings depending on what the person is trying to prove the way you interpret it is the correct meaning a lot of times in english things have multiple meanings so it more so how you feel about it In my own words let me rephrase so my interpretation of the sentence: Original phrase: "The way to prove yourself is to better yourself" Lets say what I'm trying to prove is that I'm smart My interpretation: In order to show I am smart I must study ****Lets say I run track*** To prove that I am the best runner I must practice to better myself

yes except for the words “reach for the horizon” that one sounds strange to me. I would use it this way, Broaden/widen/expand your horizon : to experience new things Is anything happening on the horizon? : anything happening in the near future. This does not look good, I sense dark clouds on the horizon. : something bad will happen in the near future.

@qnria_S2 I don’t know what the context of this sentence is so I do not know exactly what it all means, but getting the best of someone is defeating them. When you defeat a friend at a game, you got the best of them. It is like saying that this moving has proven to defeat me. Proving can mean to test and show that you can. If you have an opportunity to sing for a crowd and are a great singer, you are proving yourself to them. So, proving to get the best of me is basically saying that this moving is defeating him. It has proven that it has. For example, imagine if you were better than a friend at playing basketball, but they defeat you. You thought you had it under control and would win, but they have proven to get the best of you. During the game, they were proving to get the best of you. :) I hope I can help! ^_^ Feel free to ask more.

“to prove a point” is “to do something to purposefully demonstrate someone else is wrong or incorrect.” Someone can do anything to prove a point. It depends on the situation. So "She ate everything on her plate to prove a point" means she ate everything on her plate to show that someone else was wrong (or that she was right). If someone said “You cannot eat all that food!,” she might eat “everything on her plate” to show that she can and the other person is wrong.

He predicted their marriage wouldn't last. I guess you could say his prediction proved prophetic because the couple just divorced. He predicted he would receive the packages by Monday. His prediction proved to be prophetic because they arrived on Monday night.

Will certainly prove= will provide a definite answer or conclusion Her future actions will certainly prove whether or not she can be trusted. Her prudent habits will certainly prove that she is a capable individual.

Demonstrate and prove can be synonyms, but all three have very different uses... Definitions from Webster's Dictionary: prove - "to show the existence, truth, or correctness of (something) by using evidence, logic, etc." / " to show (oneself) to be worthy or capable" It originates from the Latin probare, "to test." demonstrate - "to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence" / "to illustrate and explain especially with many examples" It originates from the Latin monstrare, "to show." I would say prove can be used more generally than demonstrate because demonstrate is specifically related to showing someone something. Some examples... "Before they can arrest him, the detectives need to prove that Tom committed the crime." is correct. "Before they can arrest him, the detectives need to demonstrate how they know that Tom committed the crime." is also correct. "The teacher gave a pop quiz for his students to prove that they had done the reading homework." is correct. "The teacher gave a pop quiz for his students to demonstrate their knowledge of the reading homework." is also correct. "Nick wants to prove himself to the coach of his baseball team." is correct. "Nick wants to demonstrate his skill to the coach of his baseball team." is unnatural and holds a different meaning. (...because "to prove oneself" does not specify what about oneself one wants to prove, but "demonstrate his skill" does. But "demonstrate" alone is insufficient.) Also: "The coach asked Nick to demonstrate his pitch to the younger members of the team." is correct, but "The coach asked Nick to prove his pitch to the younger members of the team." is not. Manifest is usually unrelated to demonstrate or prove. But it is a difficult word. Definition: adjective: "able to be seen / clearly shown or visible / easy to understand or recognize" verb: "to show (something) clearly" In my opinion, manifest also means to show but is less scientific than demonstrate. It is also something that people do not do. For example... "Javier manifested his project to the class." is incorrect. Manifest cannot be used in place of demonstrate or show. "Camille's upbringing manifested itself in the way she spoke." is correct. "Jackie's depression began to manifest itself after the family dog died." is correct. "Racism can be manifested in every aspect of American life." is correct. I think manifest is closer to reveal than to demonstrate. It is not at all related to prove. But it is not common to use manifest anyway. Sorry this is so long! I hope it helps!! :)

No difference really. 'It has proven to be wrong' might be more grammatically correct, but both are used

@karenchiou: prove is a verb meaning the demonstration of truth or evidence of someone's argument. proof is a noun or an adjective - is the evidence itself I am going to prove you wrong. Here is proof that you are wrong.

Yes, they would mean the same thing. It's important that you use quotation marks in those sentences. They look very confusing without them. You would write the second sentence as: Can you leave "to be" out of "prove to be"?

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Casi perfecto - No more arguments are needed/required to prove that we are responsible for the destruction of the planet?

No, no; a rephrasal of that sentence could be: Perhaps this exploration into the nature of feelings will be unsuccessful. It's quite difficult to explain the meaning of the term 'will prove', but it is something similar to 'will end up being'.

( ) = I don't understand This is Ben from the Taiwan purchase department. Recently I've been helping our quality team (for calibration now). I consulted with you last week about the SPE maintenance contracts and thank you. I need your help again, if possible. After checking with the SPE supplier, (they're proved Taiwan site) haven't signed the contracts for 2015. Could you advise on how to proceed? Which party is responsible to pay the contract fee and flat rate repair fee? (Which global site or Taiwan site)? Please let us know any details or procedures about the SPE contracts. Thanks again for your help.

Below is a more natural version of your essay. However, it is not well-reasoned, in all honesty. --- First of all, it is known that one of the reasons for discrimination is one’s sex/gender. Unfortunately, it is only getting worse. It is therefore quite reasonable to send your child to such a school. Furthermore, these schools teach girls and boys the skills that they need. For example, there is no need for boys to learn how to cook and for girls to learn how to repair things, so your child acquires more appropriate skills at school. However, others propose that it is strongly pronounced sexism. It is difficult to socialise with children of the opposite sex who are also studying there. Moreover, such schools are usually private. Nevertheless, if boys and girls study together at one school, sooner or later they will lose their minds falling in love with one another, dating, etc. As you know, these distract from studying. This once again demonstrates the advantage of studying separately. To summarise, studying in a single-sex school has its advantages and disadvantages. Only you can choose where to give your child an education. As a wise English proverb says: As many people, as many minds.

Aylmer is a scientist. His wife is Geogiana, who has a small red birthmark. He is obsessed with the mark. Aylmer takes his wife to a lab and gives her a potion; the mark fades. The side effect of the potion caused her death once the mark faded all the way

A scientist has a wife with a small red hand-shaped birthmark on her cheek. One day he discovers a potion that could make her birthmark disappear. After his wife drinks the potion, her birthmark starts to fade. Unfortunately, they discover that the potion has a side effect, and his wife dies once the birthmark is completely gone.

Lol pretty good! I would say, "you're just the new kid." Although it sounds like a thug in a movie to me. You could change up the end too for dramatic effect. "You gotta prove yourself if you wanna run with the big dogs!"

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That’s great! 😊