Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prove | No | No | Yes | No |
try | Yes | No | Yes | No |
prove (noun) | try (noun) |
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something |
prove (verb) | try (verb) |
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establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice |
obtain probate of | melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities |
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof | take a sample of |
provide evidence for | test the limits of |
take a trial impression of | give pain or trouble to |
cause to puff up with a leaven | make an effort or attempt |
increase in volume | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process |
be shown or be found to be | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of |