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# unproven

«unproven» in Mova's school dictionary: **not shown to be true; there is not yet enough evidence or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Unproven means not shown to be true; there is not yet enough evidence or proof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, an idea that has not been tested is unproven; scientists need evidence from experiments before they call it true. In everyday life, adverts may make unproven claims, so children learn to ask «how do we know?». Phrases: «unproven claim», «unproven idea», «remains unproven».

### examples

- The advert made unproven claims about the drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#x1)
- The idea is still unproven until we test it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#x2)
- Ghost stories are unproven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#x3)
- Scientists look for evidence to test unproven ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#x4)
- That cure is unproven and may not be safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#x5)
- His story was unproven because no one saw it happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/#x6)

### note

Adjective; also spelt «unproved». Unproven does not mean false; it means we do not know yet. Opposite: «proven».

### Trees and pragmatics

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