Proven

English

Adjective

Proven (comparative more Proven, superlative most Proven)

1. Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.

   It's a proven fact that morphine is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen is.

   Mass lexical comparison is not a proven method for demonstrating relationships between languages.

Verb

proven

1. (often proscribed) Past participle of prove
2. Past participle of proove

Thesaurus

ascertained, attested, authenticated, borne out, certified, circumstantiated, confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated, dependable, determined, established, faithworthy, fixed, incorruptible, inviolable, proved, reliable, responsible, settled, shown, straight, substantiated, sure, tested, to be trusted, tried, tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, unfalse, unperfidious, untreacherous, validated, verified

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpruːvən/, SAMPA: /"pru:v@n/

  Rhymes: -əʊvən, Rhymes: -uːvən

Translations

Adjective

having been proved

Bengali: প্রমাণিত (bn) (prômanit)

Portuguese: provado (pt) m.

Antonyms

• (having been proved): unproven

Verb

past participle of prove

Polish: dowiedziony m., sprawdzony m.

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Catalan

Verb

Proven

1. Third-person plural present indicative form of provar.

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Galician

Verb

Proven

1. second-person singular imperative of provir