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prova — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • evidence noun Facts, objects, or information that support a claim or help prove something is true.
  • fitting adj Appropriate or suitable for the occasion.
  • proof noun Evidence or facts that show something is true.
  • 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.
  • 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:

  • evidence Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
  • fitting The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
  • taste (figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.
  • test A challenge, trial.
  • test (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
  • trial (legal) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
  • trial (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
  • try An act of tasting or sampling.

evidence — full definition

  1. noun Facts, objects, or information that support a claim or help prove something is true.
  2. noun Material or testimony formally presented in a court case to prove or disprove a fact.
  3. verb To show or indicate that something is true.

fitting — full definition

  1. adj Appropriate or suitable for the occasion.
  2. noun A small part used to attach or connect fixtures, pipes, or equipment.
  3. noun A session where clothing is tried on and adjusted to a person's measurements.

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