prove positive

Frequency: 6.015.6 per million words

For a test or result to be shown to be positive.

positiveVERB + positive

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prove

Examples (10)

  • The test proved positive.
  • Her COVID-19 test results proved positive.
  • After several days, the initial diagnosis proved positive for the rare disease.
  • If the screening proves positive, further tests will be required.
  • Doctors waited anxiously for the biopsy to prove positive or negative.
  • Should the experiment prove positive, it could revolutionize the field.
  • Unfortunately, the pregnancy test proved positive for her.
  • The forensic analysis proved positive for traces of the substance.
  • The preliminary findings proved positive, supporting their hypothesis.
  • Many patients whose initial tests proved positive later received negative results after retesting.