prove 

used by nerds (especially in TED talks) in place of the word "be" to make themselves sound smarter, particularly when "be" precedes an adjective.

These illustrations might be helpful in visualizing the subatomic particles. = Meh...
These illustrations might prove helpful in visualizing the subatomic particles. = This guy knows what he's talking about.

prove by trexred July 7, 2016

prove 

used by nerds (especially in TED talks) in place of "be", particularly when it precedes an adjective, to make themselves sound smarter.

These illustrations might be helpful in visualizing the subatomic particles. = Meh...
These illustrations might prove helpful in visualizing the subatomic particles. = This guy knows exactly what he's talking about.

prove by trexred July 7, 2016

Prove 

to sleep with a hot girl you have found on facebook.

Lloyd: "Hey Pedro can you help me prove this formula"
*Pedro walks over, sees some hot chick on my computer screen, points at her and says: "nah maang, but I wanna pruuve daat"

Prove by Verachmelaad July 17, 2009

Prove 

To make somebody believe something, which isn't always synonymous with something being true.

The girl had sent people pictures of her trying to prove something to them so that they would lie to hear and tell her what she wanted to hear, that she was the toughest person they had ever met. Really, people thought she was soft, and if the ones that didn't accept her as she was were the minds she was trying to change, she wasn't going to get it done by trying to prove she was something that she wasn't.

Prove by The Original Agahnim September 22, 2021

Prove 

To demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument; demonstrate to be specified thing by evidence or argument

"He needs to prove it"
"Prove it"

Prove by _.moth._ July 17, 2022

Prove

No, you are trying to prove things to me that I don't care about and you doing THAT is making it take longer than it has to for ME to prove MY thing.

Hym "Like, I'm sitting here for no reason other than so you can prove me wrong and I don't fucking care. I care about proving MY THING right. Whatever it is you are trying to prove is not something I am ever going to care about."

Prove by Hym Iam December 13, 2025

Prove

I don't have to prove anything to you.

Hym Iam "How about instead of proving that, I prove that God isn't real to one of your kids?"

Prove by Hym Iam February 28, 2026