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# unproven

adjective

«unproven» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unproven» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unproven/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unproven» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unproven.html) on Mova free.