See also: provaré

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin probāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /proˈva.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pro‧và‧re

Verb

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provàre (first-person singular present pròvo, first-person singular past historic provài, past participle provàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to try, to try out, to test
    Synonym: testare
  2. (catenative) to try, to attempt [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: tentare
    provare a dormireto try to sleep
  3. (transitive) to feel, to experience
    Synonym: sentire
    provare doloreto feel pain
  4. (transitive) to prove, to demonstrate, to show
    Synonym: dimostrare
  5. (transitive) to try on (clothing)
    Synonym: misurare
  6. (transitive, theater) to rehearse

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Esperanto: provi

Anagrams

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From prova +‎ -are.

Noun

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provare c

  1. agent noun of prova

Usage notes

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Normally as part of compound words.

Declension

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Further reading

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