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provare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  • pilot noun A person who operates the controls of an aircraft.
  • prove verb To show, by evidence or argument, that something is true.
  • rehearse verb To practise a performance, speech, or scene in preparation for the real thing.
  • taste noun The sensation produced when food or drink is detected by the tongue, or the ability to perceive it.
  • test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
  • try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

provare is used for these senses in English:

  • attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
  • go for (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
  • pilot (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
  • prove (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
  • prove (transitive) To put to the test, to make trial of.
  • rehearse (ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
  • taste (transitive, figurative) To experience.
  • try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.

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.

pilot — full definition

  1. noun A person who operates the controls of an aircraft.
  2. noun A person who guides ships through a difficult or unfamiliar stretch of water, such as a harbour.
  3. noun A trial episode produced to test whether a TV series should be made.
  4. verb To fly or steer a vehicle, or to test something out before a full rollout.

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