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prov·erb ˈprä-ˌvərb 
proverbed; proverbing; proverbs
ˈprō-ˌvərb
-ˈvərb
: a form of the verb do used to avoid repetition of a verb (such as do in "act as I do")
Example Sentences
Noun (1) her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion
Recent Examples on the Web
Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 As Poison once instructed in the final breath of the ’80s, every rose has its thorn, and the modern K-pop sensation Blackpink would like to capitalize on that proverb. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2022 The exacting demands of rendering such a script onto a curving surface makes the proverb on the Met’s bowl seems especially self-referential: the admonition to plan before undertaking work is applicable to the calligrapher himself. Helen A. Cooper, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 An old English proverb says there’s no substitute for experience, and racing drivers tend to agree. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022 Co-author Heiko Prümers, of the German Archaeological Institute, references an old Spanish proverb asserting no one is so blind as the one who doesn’t want to see. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2022 As the proverb goes, one swallow does not a summer make. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 Even during talks with some truly noxious rivals throughout history, Washington would adopt a Russian proverb doveryai, no proveryai—or as Americans came to know it via Ronald Reagan, trust but verify. Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Mar. 2022 His productivity mentality, as evidenced in his influential Poor Richard’s Almanack from which the above proverb is taken, extends a line of thinking on making the most of your day going back hundreds of years, if not more. Dorian Rolston, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
In a rare reflective mood during an address to the Commonwealth leaders in 2011 in Perth, Australia, Elizabeth summoned an Aboriginal proverb to express her feelings. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 As Poison once instructed in the final breath of the ’80s, every rose has its thorn, and the modern K-pop sensation Blackpink would like to capitalize on that proverb. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2022 The exacting demands of rendering such a script onto a curving surface makes the proverb on the Met’s bowl seems especially self-referential: the admonition to plan before undertaking work is applicable to the calligrapher himself. Helen A. Cooper, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 An old English proverb says there’s no substitute for experience, and racing drivers tend to agree. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022 Co-author Heiko Prümers, of the German Archaeological Institute, references an old Spanish proverb asserting no one is so blind as the one who doesn’t want to see. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 May 2022 As the proverb goes, one swallow does not a summer make. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 Even during talks with some truly noxious rivals throughout history, Washington would adopt a Russian proverb doveryai, no proveryai—or as Americans came to know it via Ronald Reagan, trust but verify. Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Mar. 2022 His productivity mentality, as evidenced in his influential Poor Richard’s Almanack from which the above proverb is taken, extends a line of thinking on making the most of your day going back hundreds of years, if not more. Dorian Rolston, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English proverbe, from Anglo-French, from Latin proverbium, from pro- + verbum word — more at word
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1907, in the meaning defined above
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