provar (de) — meaning in English

English meaning

• assay noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
• attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.

Senses

provar (de) is used for these senses in English:

• assay (archaic, intransitive) To try, attempt (to do something). [14th–19th c.]
• attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

assay — full definition

1. noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
2. verb To carry out such a test on a substance, especially an ore or metal.

attempt — full definition

1. verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
2. noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.

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