Definisi : ~ o’s /case, point/, membuktikan + approp n sso /betul, benar/: he had argued that more workers should have been recruited, and now that there’s a labour shortage, it ~s his point, dia telah mengatakan bahawa lebih banyak pekerja patut diambil dan sekarang wujud masalah kekurangan buruh dan itu membuktikan kata-katanya betul; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt demonstrate the truth or fact of, (act.) membuktikan; (of evidence) menunjukkan; (pass.) terbukti: he was unable to ~ the truth of what he claimed, dia tdk dapat membuktikan kebenaran apa yg didakwanya; this sample ~s the presence of gold in the area, sampel ini membuktikan emas ada di kawasan itu; she ~d herself to be a competent secretary, dia membuktikan dia setiausaha yg cekap; all the evidence goes to ~ that he was away at the time of the crime, semua keterangan membuktikan dia tdk ada pd masa kejadian jenayah itu; he ~d to be a highly amusing dinner companion, dia terbukti merupakan teman makan malam yg lucu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. (of so. or st) turn out to be, terbukti, ternyata: all his predictions ~d correct, semua ramalannya terbukti benar; the operation ~d useless and the patient died, pembedahan itu ternyata tdk berhasil dan pesakit itu meninggal dunia; the new man ~d to be unequal to the task, orang baru itu terbukti tdk mampu menjalankan tugas tersebut; 2. (of dough) rise, mengembang, naik: she left the bread dough in a warm place to ~, dia meletakkan adunan roti itu di tempat yg panas supaya adunan tersebut mengembang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)