proof
US /pruf/
・UK /pru:f/
A2
noun
- Act of showing that something exists or is true
- Version of a document to be checked for errors
- Special coating that protects something
- Something which shows that something else is true
verb
- To read a written work to check for mistakes
- To protect by painting on a special coating
Examples
The lungfish is living proof that fish could evolve to breathe on land.
The men were acquitted for lack of proof.