How to pronounce “prove”
Say “prove” in one beat
prove
/pɹuv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹuːv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- provepɹuv
- IPA (American)
- /pɹuv/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹuːv/
- Respelling
- PROOV
- Syllables
- 1 — prove
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɹuv/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/pɹuv/
/pɹuːv/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “prove” means
- verb
be shown or be found to be
“She proved to be right”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
- verb
provide evidence for
“The blood test showed that he was the father”
Say it in a sentence
“He wanted to prove that the method worked on real data.”“prove”, answered
How do you pronounce “prove”?
“prove” is pronounced /pɹuv/ (PROOV) in American English and /pɹuːv/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pɹuv/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “prove” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pɹuv/ — a single beat.
Is “prove” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹuv/ (PROOV); British English says /pɹuːv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “prove” mean?
As a verb: be shown or be found to be For example: “She proved to be right” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “prove”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɹuv/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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