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  • 21prove — W1S2 [pru:v] v past tense proved past participle proved or proven [ˈpru:vən] especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show something is true)¦ 2¦(be)¦ 3 prove yourself/prove something (to somebody) 4 prove yourself (to be) something 5 what is s …

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  • 22prove yourself — phrase to show how good you are at doing something The role gave him the chance to prove himself as an actor. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: prove * * * prove yourself : to show that you are able to …

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  • 23Good News Club v. Milford Central School — Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 28, 2001 …

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  • 24prove — (v.) late 12c., prouwe, from O.Fr. prover (11c.), from L. probare to test, prove worthy, from probus worthy, good, upright, virtuous, from PIE *pro bhwo being in front, from *pro , extended form of root *per , + root *bhu to be (Cf. L. fui …

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  • 25prove/show (your) mettle — slightly formal to prove that you are good at doing something by succeeding in a difficult situation. A relative newcomer to the game, he s certainly proved his mettle in the last two games …

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  • 26Good Will Hunting — Infobox Film name = Good Will Hunting caption= original film poster imdb id = 0119217 producer = Lawrence Bender director = Gus Van Sant writer = Matt Damon Ben Affleck starring = Matt Damon Robin Williams Ben Affleck Minnie Driver Stellan… …

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  • 27prove — [[t]pru͟ːv[/t]] ♦♦ proves, proving, proved, proven (The forms proved and proven can both be used as a past participle.) 1) V LINK If something proves to be true or to have a particular quality, it becomes clear after a period of time that it is… …

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  • 28prove*/*/*/ — [pruːv] (past participle proved proven [ˈpruːv(ə)n] ; [ˈprəʊv(ə)n] ) verb 1) [T] to provide evidence that shows that something is true He is still fighting to prove his innocence.[/ex] You have to prove you are sorry for what you ve done.[/ex]… …

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  • 29prove — v. 1) to prove conclusively 2) (B) she was able to prove her innocence to us 3) (E) she proved to be a good worker 4) (L; to) he proved (to everyone) that he could cope with the job 5) (M) history proved her to be right 6) (N; used with an… …

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  • 30prove */*/*/ — UK [pruːv] / US [pruv] verb Word forms prove : present tense I/you/we/they prove he/she/it proves present participle proving past tense proved past participle proved or proven UK [ˈpruːv(ə)n] / UK [ˈprəʊv(ə)n] / US [ˈpruv(ə)n] 1) a) [transitive]… …

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