proved in English

verb

1

demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.

the concept is difficult to prove

synonyms: show (to be true), demonstrate (the truth of), show beyond doubt, manifest, produce proof/evidence, witness to, give substance to, determine, substantiate, corroborate, verify, ratify, validate, authenticate, document, bear out, confirm, evince

2

(of bread dough) become aerated by the action of yeast; rise.

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave to prove for about two hours in a warm area.

adjective

proven

verb

show (to be true), turn out, evidence, establish, essay, rise, leaven
show (to be true), demonstrate (the truth of), show beyond doubt, manifest, produce proof/evidence, witness to, give substance to, determine, substantiate, corroborate, verify, ratify, validate, authenticate, document, bear out, confirm, evince
turn out, be found, happen
evidence, bear witness, testify, show
establish, demonstrate, show, shew
essay, try, examine, try out, test
rise
turn out, turn up
leaven, raise

Use "proved" in a sentence

1. Proved Medical Hazards

2. His predictions proved accurate.

3. special conventions proved this.

4. Lundgren's warnings proved prophetic .

5. I've proved my point.

6. Repair efforts proved fruitless.

7. The plant proved salutary.

8. Our fears proved unfounded.

9. Our fears proved groundless.

10. The temptation proved irresistible.

11. His surmise proved correct.

12. My appeal proved futile.

13. The search proved fruitless.

14. We have proved the hypothesis.

15. His first idea proved correct.

16. Our fears proved totally groundless.

17. His optimism proved sadly misplaced.

18. The Affusions proved particularly successful

19. Further excavations, though, proved fruitful.

20. His plan proved an abortion.

21. 5 The temptation proved irresistible.

22. The survey proved most informative.

23. Apatosaurus, however, proved them wrong

24. Hanna proved an easier target.

25. 5 My appeal proved futile.

26. Sadly, my optimism proved unfounded.

27. The Aitken classification proved useful.

28. Such a solution proved impractical.

29. His predictions proved unduly pessimistic.

30. The day proved frustratingly unprofitable.

31. These policies have proved ineffective.

32. Fortunately my suspicions proved groundless .

33. Following this advice proved successful.

34. That joy proved short-lived.

35. Her beauty proved a curse.

36. The suspicion proved amply justified.

37. And its horses have proved swifter than leopards, and they have proved fiercer than evening wolves.

38. The procedure has proved absolutely effective.

39. The first brain scan proved negative.

40. The venture proved a costly failure.

41. he was given proved almost worthless.

42. This appeal proved a resounding success.

43. This has proved an effective preventive.

44. The negotiations proved to be sterile.

45. This, as almost always, proved efficacious.

46. The subversion attempt proved predictably futile.

47. The subversion attempts proved predictably futile.

48. ‘he proved a Brahmsian of uncommon

49. Arguments proved useless, he was implacable.

50. The rumour proved to be false.