prove vs proof
Definitions
verb
- prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
- provide evidence for
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- take a trial impression of
Examples
Mr Smith said the department's own funds, which have bankrolled major improvements in the naval service, had been well tapped and it was now time to explore new ways of funding.
A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough.
Definitions
verb
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- read for errors
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
noun
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
adjective
- (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
Examples
If head-to-toe leopard seems a bit too Big Cat Diary to appeal, then a waterproof rucksack or bumbag in the same print are an easy way to add a distinctive touch to a more classic outfit.
It's soundproof and completely dark, and I go in there for a couple of hours at a time, You don't realize how much stress you carry around in your muscles and tissue until you lie in this completely buoyant environment.
With cold type, the galley proof is the first proof, usually a photocopy.
