prove out

verb

proved out; proved out or proven out; proving out; proves out

intransitive verb

: to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected

Examples of prove out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marcella realized that she was being presented with an opportunity to prove out her thesis. Meghan McCormick, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Maybe someday Altman’s ideas about AI will prove out, but for now, his approach is textbook Silicon Valley mythmaking. David Karpf, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024 The results proved out: In 2018, 263,000 manufacturing jobs were created and wages increased by 3%, according to a National Association of Manufacturers analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Carol Miller, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 Reaching such regional understandings may well prove out of reach. Daniel Benaim, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2020 See all Example Sentences for prove out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prove out was in 1941

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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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