Meaning

6 senses

  1. A document containing a certified statement.

    Zertifikat, Zeugnis

    докуме́нтdokumént, свиде́тельствоsvidételʹstvo, сертифика́тsertifikát

    сертифіка́тsertyfikát, свідо́цтвоsvidóctvo, докуме́нтdokumént

  2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.

    Zertifikat, Bestätigung

    сертифика́тsertifikát

  3. A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.

    Zeugnis

    аттеста́тattestát, свиде́тельствоsvidételʹstvo

  4. The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.

  5. (Ireland, UK)A motion picture age rating.

    The film is certificate 15.

  6. (obsolete)Synonym of certification.

More definitions
  • a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  • a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

Examples

95 sentences

  1. Tom couldn't find his birth certificate.

    Том не зміг знайти своє свідоцтво про народження. — deniko

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  2. Tom has lost his birth certificate.

    Том загубив своє свідоцтво про народження. — deniko

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  3. Let me see your health insurance certificate.

    Дозвольте подивитися вашу картку медичного страхування. — hectorvk

    ruПозвольте мне взглянуть на вашу медицинскую страховку. — Lenin_1917

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  4. May I see your birth certificate?

    deDarf ich Ihre Geburtsurkunde sehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. I can't find my birth certificate.

    ruЯ не могу найти своё свидетельство о рождении. — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
document containing a certified statement:
Русский
By meaning 2
document containing a certified statement:
academic document:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
document containing a certified statement:
document evidencing ownership or debt:

Origin

The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French ce

The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French certificat or its etymon Medieval Latin certificātum. The verb is from the noun. The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin certificātus.

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Forms

plural: certificates
Singularcertificate
Pluralcertificates

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
certificationB2
Close in meaning
  • a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts:certificationcredentialcredentials
  • a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends:security

Word family

20 related words
Relatedcertify
Derivedbirth certificatecertificate authoritycertificatelesscertificatelessnesscertificatorydeath certificatedigital certificatedoctor's certificatee-gift certificategarage certificategift certificategold certificategroup certificatemarriage certificatemedical certificatenoncertificaterecertificatesilver certificatestock certificate

Collocations

3 patterns
  • birth certificate
  • your birth certificate
  • gift certificate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
certainA2certainlyA2certaintyB1certificationB2certifyB2certitudecervical
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