[
US
/ˈpɹuf/
]
[ UK /pɹˈuːf/ ]
[ UK /pɹˈuːf/ ]
VERB
-
knead to reach proper lightness
proof dough - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
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read for errors
I should proofread my manuscripts -
make resistant (to harm)
proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer -
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
proof yeast
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
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any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it
ADJECTIVE
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(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
childproof locks
temptation-proof
How To Use proof In A Sentence
- 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. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- 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.
- Thrice a day, the performers have been taking to the stage under the massive fireproof tents, which can accommodate up to 2,500 viewers.
- What's more it was delivered to subscribers wrapped in a natty waterproof jacket.
- With cold type, the galley proof is the first proof, usually a photocopy.
- Every few months they serve notices on the owners that they should make the building weatherproof and vandal proof.
- While the design and installation of a future-proofed communications platform was the key objective for Vodafone, ongoing management and monitoring of the network was also an issue, which had to be carefully considered.
- While you splish splash about while bronzing beachside, the perfect solution to keeping devices, keys, and cash safe from water, sand and dust is Aquapac's (www. aquapac.net) waterproof cases. Stacie Krajchir: Style Shortcut: The 5 Coolest Travel Essentials of the Season
- The story of Fermat's Last Theorem, the centuries spent trying to find a proof and Professor - now Sir - Andrew Wiles's final victory, is recounted in a book by Simon Singh , a physicist and author also famous for his battle to change the libel laws after he was sued for calling pseudoscientific medical treatments "bogus" . Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
- In other words, it cannot be overlooked in the lawsuit of not using delivery of dossier and the lawsuit of both libelant and paraclete proof-providing.
