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proud On /praud/ adj., adv.

■ adj. (proud er, proud est)

►                PLEASED it 1 ~ (of sb/sth) | ~ (to do sth) | - (that ...)

feeling pleased and satisfied about sth that you own or have done, or are connected with IfriScW; g ii: W; % jgc W; ft W: proud parents g iEW 0 the proud owner of a new car r^$±A 0 Your

achievements are something to be proud of. %

{HE### W o o He was proud of himself for not giving up. fib A g 01 feel very proud to

be a part of the team, fift; A PA 41 W — M ^ 0 o She was proud that her daughter had so much talent, i—see also house-proud 2 [only before noun] causing sb to feel pride 41IA A W ; 4" A g iE W : This is the proudest moment of my life.      o The

car had been his proudest possession. ^ijf^^ftEffeftgl

►                FEELING TOO IMPORTANT g#t 3 (disapproving) feeling

that you are better and more important than other people #1f W; 1ft # g ft IW troi arrogant : She was too proud to admit she could be wrong. g      , A

►                HAVING SELF-RESPECT g 4 having respect for your­self and not wanting to lose the respect of others g M W; g $ W: They were a proud and independent people. fifeCI ft—g M-W fej5£0 0 Don’t be too proud to ask for help.

►                BEAUTIFUL/TALUf M; MA 5 (literary) beautiful, tall and impressive ^ rb W; gf M W; IfcMW: The sunflowers stretched tall and proud to the sun. [g01?fiEPB:)fcci,;?'¥- 3u£0. — see also pride

« adv. fl»T71 do sb ‘proud (old-fashioned, BrE) to treat sb very well by giving them a lot of good food, entertain­ment, etc. il 1# #1 #; AllllUliS do yourself/sb proud to do sth that makes you proud of yourself or that makes other people proud of you A g

(j$mm) w*; mtmmm

proud ly 0-w /‘praudli/ adv.

1 in a way that shows that sb is proud of sth E#,Hfife; g ^ftfe; iffi&flfe: She proudly displayed her prize, ME# .fl fife lift     no o 2 (literary) in a way that is large

and impressive !f£ fife itfe ;        $0, fife ; i#j ft fife : The

Matterhorn rose proudly in the background.        # ilif H M

prov able /‘pruivabl/ adj. that can be shown to be true fiTlM-uEBjJW;   H771 verifiable

prove On /pru:v/ verb (proved, proved or proved, proven /‘pruivn/ espe­cially in NAmE) irTJTJ In BrE proved is the more common form. Look also at proven.

4* proved  Aft proven 0

►                SHOW STH IS TRUE uE BJ§ , 1 ~ sth (to sb) to use facts,

evidence, etc. to show that sth is true fiEfe^; iiElft: [VN] They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence, fife fig#Mj£—fruElItgfiEBJMAHo 0 ‘I know you’re lying.’ ‘Prove it!’  ” “#*iElSA! ” o Just

give me a chance and Til prove it to you. Elc^olfe'MJL A, A iiE B# in iff # o O He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right), life EE# W $ H -uEfiE g B W $! ft A Wo 0 Are you just doing this to prove a point? # &     Ji A fiE BJ g B ^ ? ' 0

What are you trying to prove? iff *| iiE B# ft ? 0 I certainly don’t have anything to prove —my record

speaks for itself.                HcW^Er#

i&Bg -tjj0 o [V (that)] This proves (that) I was right. ft ft: BJ ft frfe 0 0 [VN-ADJ] She was determined to prove everyone wrong. M & ft iiE B# A M it 7 0 0 In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty. fiEftftlU

m,     mmm0 oivwh-i

This just proves what I have been saying for some time.

&■&&&>*ffifttoo- 0 [VN that] Can it be proved that he did commit these offences? f^iiEBJfife^^ 3E 7 ft ¥ b% ? [also vn-n, vn to inf] mill disprove — see also proof n.(l),(2)

| 1595     provide

►                BE ft, 2 linking verb if sth proves dangerous, expensive, etc. or if it proves to be dangerous, etc., you discover that it is dangerous, etc. over a period of time

Sift;  BQd turn out: [V-ADJ] The oppos­ition proved too strong for him.  fi£E#

fife)f|lAfiH^o O [V-N] Shares in the industry proved a poor investment. ^^iiEBJlS^ftftETikWf&Uft^ftftEo o [V to inf] The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career, ft. & H # ft/s jjEBJftEifeftHik^S gfjSo

►                YOURSELF g B 3 [VN] ~ yourself (to sb) to show other

people how good you are at doing sth or that you are capable of doing sth MM, Mm, ( gBWfttfe): He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others, fife W“ftEE# g 4 ~ yourself sth/to be

sth to show other people that you are a particular type of person or that you have a particular quality H tk ( g B ) [gAffiB^ ( IS ) ft: [VN-ADJ] He proved himself determined to succeed. EtfelgAfiEBJTgB^iig

[also VN-N, VN to inf]

►                OF BREAD M/fe 5 [V] to swell before being baked because of the action of yeast % M BBC] rise

ITTm see exception

proven /’pruivn; ‘prauvn; NAmE 'prou-/ adj. [only before noun] tested and shown to be true ®iiEBI] W ; BfiE^ W: a student of proven ability ^ WE4 0 It is a proven fact that fluoride strengthens growing teeth. M.fk i^JiBfiEBJ^^^0 —see also PROVE V. UH2 unproven mu not proven (in Scottish law ^    ^ & W) a verdict (= decision) at a

trial that there is not enough evidence to show that sb is guilty or innocent, and that they must be set free )

prov en ance /'pmvanans; NAmE 'praiv-/ noun [u, C] (;technical Ain) the place that sth originally came from til; ; * E Hn origin : All the furniture is of English provenance. fJr     M Me IP Ji ^ S ® „ 0

There’s no proof about the provenance of the painting (= whether it is genuine or not).

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' pro-verb noun (grammar iff f£) a verb that depends on another verb for its meaning for example ‘do’ in ‘She likes chocolate and so do I.’ ftSfeM (

/S, in She likes chocolate and so do I * W do )

prov erb /'pmv3:b; NAmE 'pra:v3irb/ noun a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says sth that is generally true, for example ‘Waste not, want not’. % i#; teW

pro verb ial /pra'v3ibial; NAmE -'V3irb-/ adj. 1 [only before noun] used to show that you are referring to a particular proverb or well-known phrase W; iHi# fiflfilinfeffi&W: Let’s not count our proverbial chickens. 5icEnj&#i    2 [not usually before

noun] well known and talked about by a lot of people A PJf ill £P ; H £ EVTC1 famous : Their hospitality is proverbial, fifefigWilf^^AA^^Io ► proverbially /- biali/ adv.

prO-Vlde tH» /pra'vaid/ verb 1 [VN] ~ sb (with sth) | ~ sth (for sb) to give sth to sb or make it available for them to use H {* ; j*

PTI71 supply : The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.       AiSlcH

f W   O We are here to provide a service

for the public. fig0 We are here to provide the public with a service. IS fig A it; M Jf§ A ^A IS # o 0 Please answer questions in the space provided. it§ * W$    o 0 The report was not expected

to provide any answers. Afig^WEaM& AEft^

^^^0 2 [V that] (formal) (of a law or rule j^EMMM'J) to state that sth will or must happen cm stipu­late: The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company, ft

— see also provision     pro vide against sth

(formal) to make preparations to deal with sth bad or unpleasant that might happen in the future Mg/f; g/jiir pro'vide for sb to give sb the things that they need to