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Nachos34 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Unusual use of the word "proving"?

Hi,


I came across these phrases:

  • "... deliver high-quality advice in an environment where Australia is proving a key gateway for international applicants seeking legal protection"

  • "The Swiss-based Young Riders' Academy is proving a gateway to international success"

I only understand "proving" to mean "establishing [a fact]". Am I missing an alternative definition to "proving" in the above context?


What does "proving a gateway" mean?



Curious Joe

  

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nachos34 What does "proving a gateway" mean? It means "proving to be a gateway". This meaning and syntax is in all the dictionaries under the intransitive verb "prove".

— Anonymous

  • nachos34 What does "proving a gateway" mean?
  • It means "proving to be a gateway".
  • This meaning and syntax is in all the dictionaries under the intransitive verb "prove".
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nachos34What does "proving a gateway" mean?

It means "proving to be a gateway". This meaning and syntax is in all the dictionaries under the intransitive verb "prove".

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nachos34I only understand "proving" to mean "establishing [a fact]".

No. It's demonstrating to be the specified thing (a gateway here) by evidence or argument.

nachos34What does "proving a gateway" mean?

demonstrating that it is a means of access

CJ

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