🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

증명하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeungmyeonghada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prove/pruːv/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 건물에 들어가기 전에 자신의 신원을 증명해야 합니다."

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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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