preuve

French

Etymology

From Middle French preuve, from Old French prueve, preuve; synchronically derivable from the verb prouver. Possibly corresponds to Late Latin proba, from Latin probō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁœv/

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Noun

preuve f (plural preuves)

1. evidence, proof

Derived terms

• faire preuve
• faire ses preuves
• jusqu’à preuve du contraire
• preuve par 9

 

Related terms

• prouver

Further reading

• “preuve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• prévue

Old French

Noun

preuve oblique singular, f (oblique plural preuves, nominative singular preuve, nominative plural preuves)

1. Alternative form of prueve