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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

prove out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To turn out to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc.
  2. (transitive) To demonstrate the feasibility of; to show or be shown to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc.
    • Not that we’re afraid of things new. It’s just, before you put ’em on a system, they’ve gotta be demonstrated and proven and you’ve gotta have a lot of confidence in ’em. And we’re still in the stages where we're proving this out. 2007 April 16, Les Johnson, Nell Boyce (reporter), “Space Tethers: Slinging Objects in Orbit?”, Morning Edition, National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9574513

Forms

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proves out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
proven out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
proved out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
proved out Tense=Past lexicographic
proving out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic