Prove vs. Show
Proveverb
(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
Proveverb
(intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
Proveverb
(copulative) To turn out to be.
Proveverb
(transitive) To put to the test, to make trial of.
Proveverb
(transitive) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
Proveverb
To experience
Proveverb
To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
Provenoun
(baking) The process of dough proofing.
Proveverb
To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure.
Proveverb
To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence.
Proveverb
To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will.
Proveverb
To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer.
Proveverb
To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved.
Proveverb
To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page.
Proveverb
To make trial; to essay.
Proveverb
To be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves false.
Proveverb
To succeed; to turn out as expected.
Proveverb
be shown or be found to be;
Proveverb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
Proveverb
provide evidence for;
Proveverb
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
Proveverb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to;
Proveverb
increase in volume;
Proveverb
cause to puff up with a leaven;
Proveverb
take a trial impression of
Proveverb
obtain probate of;
Showverb
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
Showverb
(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
Showverb
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
Showverb
(transitive) To guide or escort.
Showverb
(intransitive) To be visible, to be seen.
Showverb
To put in an appearance; show up.
Showverb
To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
Showverb
To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
Showverb
(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
Shownoun
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
Shownoun
(countable) An exhibition of items.
Shownoun
(countable) A demonstration.
Shownoun
(countable) A broadcast program/programme.
Shownoun
(countable) A movie.
Shownoun
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
Shownoun
A project or presentation.
Shownoun
The major leagues.
Shownoun
A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
Shownoun
(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
Shownoun
(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
Showverb
To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; - the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers).
Showverb
To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
Showverb
Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
Showverb
To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event.
Showverb
To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
Showverb
To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
Showverb
To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
Shownoun
The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
Shownoun
That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
Shownoun
Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
Shownoun
Semblance; likeness; appearance.
Shownoun
False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
Shownoun
A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
Shownoun
A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
Shownoun
a public exhibition of entertainment;
Shownoun
something intended to communicate a particular impression;
Shownoun
a public exhibition or entertainment;
Shownoun
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression;
Showverb
show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
Showverb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
Showverb
provide evidence for;
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make visible or noticeable;
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show in, or as in, a picture;
Showverb
give expression to;
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;
Showverb
make clear and visible;
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be or become visible or noticeable;
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indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;
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give evidence of, as of records;
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show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums;
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finish third or better in a horse or dog race;
