"prove" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

prove verbo

prove + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 103
prove one's point • prove one's innocence • prove one's case • prove one's worth • prove one's theory • prove one's ability • ...
verbo + prove
Kolokacji: 14
try to prove • failed to prove • need to prove • want to prove • go to prove • ...
prove + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
prove beyond • prove to • prove by • prove over • prove against • ...
prove + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 362
prove difficult • prove successful • prove popular • prove useful • prove effective • prove impossible • prove fatal • prove wrong • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 70
(3) popular, unpopular, ideal
Kolokacji: 3
1. prove true = okaż się prawdziwym prove true
2. prove reliable = okaż się niezawodny prove reliable
3. prove tricky = okaż się trudny prove tricky
4. prove misleading = okaż się mylący prove misleading
5. prove untrustworthy = okaż się niewiarogodny prove untrustworthy
6. prove deceptive = okaż się zwodniczy prove deceptive
  • The mine work endowed Cookson with a powerful physique 'which sometimes proved deceptive to opposition forwards'.
  • Moreover, although the movie colony, Wall Street and trade papers pay close attention to opening-weekend box-office grosses, the figures can prove deceptive.
  • Indeed, the Chinese model could prove deceptive and destructive.
  • It's the type of quiet that can be mistaken for no acting at all and that, much like his trademark smile, can prove deceptive.
  • Appearances proved deceptive for the huge branches were very brittle and easily gave way under the weight imposed upon them.
  • When the alien's gestures of friendship prove deceptive, the ship's inhabitants must cooperate to survive the encounter.
  • His fade-out was so sudden that even his direction proved deceptive.
  • But the sonar proved deceptive.
  • The menu's simple description of baby lettuce salad proved deceptive.
  • Even in countries with extremely high safety requirements, this safety may prove deceptive.
7. prove trustworthy = okaż się godny zaufania prove trustworthy
(21) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(23) influential, powerful, potent
Kolokacji: 3
(35) vulnerable, weak, powerless
Kolokacji: 3
(37) resilient, eager
Kolokacji: 2
(40) superior, justified
Kolokacji: 2
(41) deadly, lethal, toxic
Kolokacji: 3
(43) actually, illusory
Kolokacji: 2
(44) worthy, suitable, unfit
Kolokacji: 3
(46) guilty, painful, uncomfortable
Kolokacji: 3
(47) small, fully, amply
Kolokacji: 3
(52) repeatedly, continually
Kolokacji: 2
(53) overwhelming, irresistible
Kolokacji: 2
(54) wise, unwise
Kolokacji: 2
(57) simply, merely, simple
Kolokacji: 3
(58) premature, initially, timely
Kolokacji: 3
(59) valid, untenable
Kolokacji: 2
(64) empty, fragile, meaningless
Kolokacji: 3
(66) apt, agile
Kolokacji: 2
(67) impervious, receptive
Kolokacji: 2
(69) robust, hardy
Kolokacji: 2
(70) palatable, disconcerting
Kolokacji: 2

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