proven

Meaning

Adj

Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.

Verb

past participle of prove

prove

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

proved

demonstrated

appropriate

confirmed

determined

suitable

tested

tried

undoubted

approved

verified

addressed

Translations

provado

provato

bewährt

argumentosus

bewiesen

bewezen

éprouvé

αποδεδειγμένος

démontré

expertus

beweisen

prüfen

urkundlich verbürgt

eidesstattlich

geprüft

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹuːvən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Scottish English, as past participle of preve, a Middle English variant of prove – compare woven (from weave) and cloven (from cleave), both of which feature -eve → -oven. Preve died out in England, but survived in Scotland, where proven developed, initially in a legal context, as in “The jury ruled that the charges were not proven.” See usage notes for historical usage patterns.
Earlier, from Late Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from Latin probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).
Morphologically prove + -n.

Sentences

There is a proven Basque substrate in the development of Gascon .