Translation
to examine, check, test
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Word origin
From Middle High German prüeven, ultimately from Latin probare ('to test, approve'), the same root as English prove and probe.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- probare
- English cognates
- prove, probe
Grammar
Examples
.
The teacher checks the homework every Monday.
Fakten .
We need to check the facts carefully.
.
She was examined in mathematics.
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