🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

証明する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shōmei suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prove/pruːv/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は建物に入る前に自分の身分を証明する必要があります。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument.

    "She had to prove her identity before she could enter the building."
  2. 2

    To establish the quality, accuracy, or validity of something.

    "The experiment was designed to prove the hypothesis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'prove' originates from the Latin 'probare', meaning 'to test or to try'. It evolved through Old French 'prover' before entering Middle English as 'proven', reflecting the historical transition from testing validity to establishing truth.

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