provar

Senses

1. 1.

   to taste; to sample

   to eat or drink a small amount to experience the flavor

2. 2.

   to try (on); to test

   to wear or use something to see if it fits or works

3. 3.

   to prove; to demonstrate

   to provide evidence or logical reasoning that shows something is true

4. 4.

   to test; to put to the test

   to examine or verify the quality, capacity, or reliability of something

Examples

• "Você quer provar um pouco de bolo?"

  Would you like to taste a little cake?

• "Preciso provar essa blusa antes de comprar."

  I need to try on this blouse before buying it.

• "Ele provou que era inocente com documentos."

  He proved that he was innocent with documents.

Usage

Common and versatile verb in Brazilian Portuguese. The sense "to taste" is often reflexive (provar-se) in some contexts, but the regular form is standard. "Provar a roupa" is the idiomatic way to say "try on clothes."