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• proved — proved, proven The two forms relate to two different verbs derived from Old French prover (ultimately from Latin probare). In standard BrE, proved is the normal past tense and past participle of the verb prove (They proved their point / Their… …   Modern English usage

• proved — proved; un·proved; …   English syllables

• proved — index dependable, reliable, unrefutable, valid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Proved — Prove Prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proving}.] [OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try, approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. {Probable}, {Proof}, {Probe}.] 1. To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• proved —  , proven  In general proved is the preferred past tense form ( the accused was proved innocent ) and proven the preferred form for adjectival uses ( a proven formula ) …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• proved — See proved, proven …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• proved — See prove; legally proved …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• proved reserves — or proven reserves, the amount of oil or natural gas that can be removed profitably from available sources: »In considering resources of oil and gas one encounters a category that has no exact counterpart in world coal statistics; the concept of… …   Useful english dictionary

• proved innocent — index acquitted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• proved strength — index proof Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• proved, proven — The past tense of prove is proved; the past participle is proved or proven: The debater proved his point through the use of many illustrations. This machine has proved (or proven) satisfactory. The preferred form of the past participle of prove… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions