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• Proven — Prov en, p. p. or a. Proved. Accusations firmly proven in his mind. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). [1913 Webster] {Not proven} (Scots… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• proven — [pro͞o′vən] vt., vi. pp. of PROVE adj. known to be valid, effective, or genuine [a proven method] * * * prov·en (pro͞oʹvən) v. A past tense and a past participle of prove …   Universalium

• proven — [pro͞o′vən] vt., vi. pp. of PROVE adj. known to be valid, effective, or genuine [a proven method] …   English World dictionary

• proven — index dependable, irrefutable, official, sound, undeniable, unrefutable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• proven — (adj.) 1650s, pp. adjective from alternative pp. (originally in Scottish legal use) of PROVE (Cf. prove) (v) …   Etymology dictionary

• proven — 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

• proven — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ well ▪ conclusively, fully ▪ No funding will be available until the technology is completely proven …   Collocations dictionary

• Proven — Infobox Belgische deelgemeente kaart1= naam=Proven provincie=WVLA gemeente=Poperinge latitudeGraden=50 latitudeMinuten=53 latitudeSeconden=25 longitudeGraden=2 longitudeMinuten=39 longitudeSeconden=27 opp=13,10 inw=1.394 datum=01/01/1999… …   Wikipedia

• proven — prov|en1 [ˈpru:vən, ˈprəuvən US ˈprouvən, ˈpru:vən] adj [usually before noun] tested and shown to be true or good, or shown to exist ▪ a player of proven ability ▪ a telephone system with a proven track record (=past performance showing how good… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• proven — pro|ven1 [ pruvn ] adjective * shown to be true, real, or effective: a clinically proven treatment a proven liar proven pro|ven 2 a past participle of prove …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English