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# demonstrably

«demonstrably» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a way that can be clearly shown or proved: you can…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

In a way that can be clearly shown or proved: you can point to facts that show it is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and arguments it tells the reader a claim is backed by evidence, not just opinion: «demonstrably false». In the exam voice it is a strong, formal word. Phrases: «demonstrably true», «demonstrably false», «demonstrably better».

### examples

- That claim is demonstrably false: look at the results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#x1)
- The new bridge is demonstrably safer than the old one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#x2)
- Practice has made her demonstrably faster at times tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#x3)
- The medicine works, as the tests demonstrably show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#x4)
- His story was demonstrably untrue, because the shop was closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#x5)
- Recycling demonstrably reduces rubbish in our bins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/#x6)

### note

Adverb from «demonstrable» (able to be shown) and the verb «demonstrate». Stress on «MON»: «de-MON-stra-bly» (some say «DEM-on-stra-bly»). Formal; in everyday talk people say «clearly» or «provably».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «demonstrably» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrably/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.