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prova — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assay noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
  • clue noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
  • evidence noun Facts, objects, or information that support a claim or help prove something is true.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • proof noun Evidence or facts that show something is true.
  • rehearsal noun A practice session for a performance, to prepare before it happens in front of an audience.
  • test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
  • testing noun The process of checking whether something works correctly or meets a standard.
  • trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
  • try verb To make an attempt at doing something.
  • witness noun A person who sees an event happen and can describe it afterward.

Senses

prova is used for these senses in English:

  • assay Trial, attempt.
  • clue An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
  • evidence Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
  • go An attempt, a try.
  • proof (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
  • rehearsal The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.
  • test A challenge, trial.
  • testing The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.

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.

clue — full definition

  1. noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
  2. noun The short phrase that hints at an answer in a crossword or puzzle.

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