adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈpɹuːvəbəl/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
capable of being demonstrated or proved- Walter Bagehot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
obvious lies
a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare
practical truth provable to all men
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demonstrable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English provable, prevable, equivalent to prove + -able. Doublet of probable.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
проверяем
(proverjaem)
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Bulgarian:
доказуем
(dokazuem)
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Catalan:
provable
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Czech:
dokazatelný
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Dutch:
bewijsbaar
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Esperanto:
pruvebla
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Finnish:
todistettavissa oleva
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
French:
prouvable
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
German:
belegbar
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
German:
beweisbar
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
German:
nachweislich
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Hungarian:
bizonyítható
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Icelandic:
sannanlegur
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Spanish:
probable
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
Swedish:
bevisbar
— of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven
