# proving

Pronunciation: say "PROO-ving" /ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of prove. — present participle and gerund of prove
   - Simple: Present participle of prove. Use this form after words like is or are, or as the -ing name of the action.
   - _The mathematician is proving a result that puzzled experts for decades._
   - _Proving the contract was signed under pressure became the heart of the case._

## Noun

2. Systematic testing to find out what effects particular substances produce when they are swallowed.
   - Simple: A test that finds out what effects different substances have when a person swallows them.
   - _The proving of the new remedy involved a dozen healthy volunteers._
   - _Each proving generated a long list of carefully recorded symptoms._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — From Middle English provyng (also pryvynge), equivalent to prove plus the suffix -ing.
**Meaning 2** — From Middle English provyng and its variants (prevyng, preovyng, prufunge, and others), from Old English *prōfung, equivalent to prove plus the suffix -ing.

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