proof — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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   Antonyme

   disproof

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   I need proof of your unconditional love. Lend me some dough.

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   1591, Edmund Spenser, Prosopopoia: or, Mother Hubbard's Tale, later also published in William Michael Rossetti, Humorous Poems, But the false Fox most kindly played his part, For whatsoever mother-wit or art Could work he put in proof. No practice sly, No counterpoint of cunning policy, No reach, no breach, that might him profit bring. But he the same did to his purpose wring.

   France I more praise and love; you are, my lord, Yourself for horsemanship much famed; and there You shall have many proofs to shew your skill.

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   A given quantity of the spirits was poured upon a quantity of gunpowder in a dish and set on fire. If at the end of the combustion, the gunpowder continued dry enough, it took fire and exploded; but if it had been wetted by the water in the spirits, the flame of the alcohol went out without setting the powder on fire. This was called the proof.

2. The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.

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   Synonyme

   testamenttestimony

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   I'll have some proof.

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   It was a grand sentence of Emanuel Swedenborg, which would alone indicate the greatness of that man's perception, — "It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence."

   Faith, faith is an island in the setting sun But proof, yes Proof is the bottom line for everyone

3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.

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4. Experience of something.

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   But the chaste damzell, that had never priefe / Of such malengine and fine forgerye, / Did easely beleeve her strong extremitye.

5. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.

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6. A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.

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   And these men scour the printed proof for error, blunder, and misspelling.

7. A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.

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8. A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.

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9. A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.

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10. Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.

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    Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapped in proof

11. A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.

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Adjektiv

1. Used in proving or testing.

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   a proof load; a proof charge

2. Firm or successful in resisting.

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   proof against harm

   waterproof; bombproof

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   And opportunity I here have had / To try thee, ſift thee, and confeſs have found thee / Proof againſt all temptation as a rock / Of Adamant, and, as a Center, firm / To the utmoſt of meer man both wiſe and good, / Not more; […]

   This was a good, ſtout proof article of faith, pronounced under an anathema, by the venerable fathers of this philoſophick ſynod.

   quoted in 1818, Christopher Kelly, History of the French Revolution and of the Wars produced by that Memorable Event The French cavalry, in proof armour, repeatedly charged our squares, their cannon opening chasms; but the British infantry, though greatly diminished, were inflexible and impenetrable to the last.

3. Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.

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   • of alcoholic liquors

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   60% proof liquor

Verb

1. To proofread.

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2. To make resistant, especially to water.

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3. To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.

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4. To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped

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   dough proofing

5. To test the activeness of (yeast).

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   Synonyme

   bloomrehydrate

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   yeast proofing

Adjektiv

1. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

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   temptation-proof

   childproof locks

Substantiv

1. any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

   Synonyme

   cogent evidence

   Oberbegriffe

   evidencegrounds

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   if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it

2. a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

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   argumentstatement

3. a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

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   measurequantityamount

4. (printing) an impression made to check for errors

   Synonyme

   test copytrial impression

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   impressionprinting

5. a trial photographic print from a negative

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   photographic printprint

6. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

   Synonyme

   validationsubstantiation

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   determinationfinding

Verb

1. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

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   producemakecreate

2. knead to reach proper lightness

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   kneadwork

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   proof dough

3. read for errors

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   proofread

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   seecheckinsuresee to itensurecontrolascertainassure

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   I should proofread my manuscripts

4. activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk

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   changealtermodify

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   proof yeast

5. make resistant (to harm)

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   strengthen

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   proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer