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"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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 86
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 70
(1) difficult, intractable, recalcitrant, uncooperative, uncontrollable, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(2) successful, successfully, victorious, fortunate, fortuitous
Kolokacji: 5
(3) popular, unpopular, ideal
Kolokacji: 3
(4) useful, helpful, instrumental
Kolokacji: 3
(5) effective, efficient, contagious, efficacious, economical, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(6) impossible, unacceptable, intolerable
Kolokacji: 3
(7) fatal, disastrous, prophetic, unfortunate, unlucky, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(8) wrong, correct, accurate, right, incorrect, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(9) unsuccessful, fruitless, fruitful, productive, unproductive, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(10) true, reliable, tricky, misleading, untrustworthy, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(11) costly, invaluable, valuable, expensive, worthwhile, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(12) controversial, contentious, divisive
Kolokacji: 3
(13) unable, ineffective, useless, inefficient, ineffectual, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(14) false, untrue, unstable, faithless, volatile, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(15) elusive, problematic, troublesome, embarrassing, tough, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(16) inadequate, insufficient, hardly, inferior, deficient, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(17) decisive, crucial, important, necessary, vital, ...
Kolokacji: 16
(18) strong, insurmountable, unstoppable, impregnable, invincible, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(19) beneficial, profitable, lucrative, advantageous, rewarding
Kolokacji: 5
(20) conclusively, definitively, definitely, conclusive, decisively
Kolokacji: 5
(21) eventually, finally
Kolokacji: 2
(22) dangerous, unreliable, bad, hazardous, risky, ...
Kolokacji: 9
(23) influential, powerful, potent
Kolokacji: 3
(24) adept, capable, incapable, able, good, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(25) later, far, scientifically, once, uneventful, ...
Kolokacji: 19
(26) quickly, surely, nettlesome, annoying
Kolokacji: 4
(27) well, easy, easily, comfortable
Kolokacji: 4
(28) disappointing, satisfactory, unsatisfactory, acceptable, satisfactorily, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(29) unfounded, groundless, unwarranted, baseless
Kolokacji: 4
(30) attractive, tempting, alluring, seductive, appealing
Kolokacji: 5
(31) short-lived, durable, temporary, ephemeral, time-consuming, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(32) hard, heavy, onerous, arduous, burdensome
Kolokacji: 5
(33) interesting, challenging, entertaining, fascinating, amusing, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(34) resistant, susceptible, immune, amenable, tractable, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(35) vulnerable, weak, powerless
Kolokacji: 3
(36) impractical, possible, unworkable, viable, feasible, ...
Kolokacji: 12
(37) resilient, eager
Kolokacji: 2
(38) sufficient, adequate, equal, sufficiently, adequately
Kolokacji: 5
(39) willing, unwilling, reluctant, alone, prone
Kolokacji: 5
(40) superior, justified
Kolokacji: 2
(41) deadly, lethal, toxic
Kolokacji: 3
(42) safe, innocent, negative, counterproductive, harmful, ...
Kolokacji: 15
(43) actually, illusory
Kolokacji: 2
(44) worthy, suitable, unfit
Kolokacji: 3
(45) unsuitable, irrelevant, relevant, applicable
Kolokacji: 4
(46) guilty, painful, uncomfortable
Kolokacji: 3
1. prove guilty = okaż się winny prove guilty
2. prove painful = okaż się bolesny prove painful
  • I suspect a knife in the gut might have proven less painful to him.
  • But in a long market downturn, that narrow focus could prove painful, analysts say.
  • The information I get may prove more painful than comforting.
  • In the short run, each of these policies would prove painful, driving up inflation and unemployment.
  • "And if the hobbling proves too painful, they will just stand still."
  • The process proved far less painful than she had expected.
  • Its reforms have not failed, but they are proving terribly painful.
  • "But now, with the family gone, isn't it just possible the memories may prove painful?"
  • But, as always, the actual act of throwing things out proved too painful.
  • "It may well prove painful to look upon my sadendrak-yet I must."
3. prove uncomfortable = okaż się niewygodny prove uncomfortable
(47) small, fully, amply
Kolokacji: 3
(48) slow, cumbersome, inept, formally
Kolokacji: 4
(49) clearly, confusing, unequivocally
Kolokacji: 3
(50) frustrating, daunting, prohibitive
Kolokacji: 3
(51) optimistic, positive, mathematically, positively, medically
Kolokacji: 5
(52) repeatedly, continually
Kolokacji: 2
(53) overwhelming, irresistible
Kolokacji: 2
(54) wise, unwise
Kolokacji: 2
(55) persuasive, compelling, convincingly, convincing
Kolokacji: 4
(56) stubborn, adaptable, flexible, obstinate, inflexible
Kolokacji: 5
(57) simply, merely, simple
Kolokacji: 3
(58) premature, initially, timely
Kolokacji: 3
(59) valid, untenable
Kolokacji: 2
(60) convenient, handy, inconvenient, favourable, unavailable, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(61) instructive, informative, illuminating
Kolokacji: 3
(62) consistently, invariably, consistent, inconsistent, constantly
Kolokacji: 5
(63) disruptive, hostile, inhospitable
Kolokacji: 3
(64) empty, fragile, meaningless
Kolokacji: 3
(65) incompatible, unsuited, compatible, congenial
Kolokacji: 4
(66) apt, agile
Kolokacji: 2
(67) impervious, receptive
Kolokacji: 2
(68) different, independently, differently
Kolokacji: 3
(69) robust, hardy
Kolokacji: 2
(70) palatable, disconcerting
Kolokacji: 2

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