result vs prove

prove vs result

result is a noun but prove is not a noun.

result and prove both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
result	Yes	No	Yes	No
prove	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prove is a hypernym of result; that is, prove is a word with a broader meaning than result:

result: issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
prove: be shown or be found to be

Other hypernyms of result include turn out, turn up.

result (noun)	prove (noun)
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
something that results
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

result (verb)	prove (verb)
come about or follow as a consequence	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end	obtain probate of
produce as a result or residue	prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
	provide evidence for
	take a trial impression of
	cause to puff up with a leaven
	increase in volume
	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	be shown or be found to be

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