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Meanings of proving in English

Catalan
demostració
Spanish
prueba

Sufficient evidence or a sufficient argument for the truth of a proposition.

demostració
Spanish
levantamiento

The process by which a yeast-leavened dough rises, also called "proving"

levantamiento
Usage of proving in English
1
And the Year 2000 problem is proving to be an unavoidable scourge.
The Irish Times
2
Bank lending remained competitive, however deposit rates were proving difficult for buyers.
Radio NZ
3
Potential reasons for not proving clinical benefit at 40 weeks are discussed.
Pubmed
4
Finding a new home was proving more difficult than planning a wedding.
I'm in No Mood for Love
5
It was proving especially hard to find pathologists in child abuse cases.
Radio NZ
6
They're not really proving doubters wrong - they're just proving themselves right.
Radio NZ
7
But researching is increasingly proving that this is simply not the case.
The South African
8
They finally leave with the paper proving their right to the plot.
The new yorker
9
The situation is proving the biggest test of Mr Erdogan's 10-year rule.
BBC
10
But this was apparently a case of the exception's proving the rule.
Bag of Bones
11
My job here-mymain concern-isproving your innocence in this murder case.
The next to die
12
He is concerned at the absence of a physical document proving status.
The Guardian
13
Ms Paul told Morning Report the scheme was proving beneficial to students.
Radio NZ
14
The Fed said US economic growth was proving considerably weaker than expected.
The Irish Times
15
Defendants would then bear a greater burden of proving the police wrong.
Wired
16
A royal insider said: Meghan's London jaunt is proving a real headache.
News.com.au
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Proving through the time
Proving across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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