Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

    belegen, beweisen, verifizieren

    дока́зыватьdokázyvatʹ, доказа́тьdokazátʹ

    підтве́рджуватиpidtvérdžuvaty, підтве́рдитиpidtvérdyty, засві́дчуватиzasvídčuvaty

    confirm the truth of

  2. (transitive)To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.

    überprüfen, verifizieren

    проверя́тьproverjátʹ, прове́ритьprovéritʹ

    перевіря́тиperevirjáty, переві́ритиperevíryty, верифікува́тиveryfikuváty

  3. (transitive)To affirm something formally, under oath.

    beglaubigen

    удостоверя́тьudostoverjátʹ, удостове́ритьudostovéritʹ, заверя́тьzaverjátʹ

    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Examples

92 sentences
  1. Trust, but verify.

    Довіряй, але перевіряй. — deniko

    ruДоверяй, но проверяй! — Ooneykcall

    deVertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser! — Esperantostern

  2. Tom couldn't verify anything Mary said.

  3. Tom verified the date of the meeting.

    deTom versicherte sich des Sitzungstermins. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. We have no way to verify this.

    ruМы никак не можем это проверить. — marafon

    deWir haben keine Möglichkeit, das zu überprüfen. — brauchinet

  5. We're going to have to verify this.

    ruНам надо будет это проверить. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to substantiate or prove the truth of something:
to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something:
Русский
By meaning 3
to substantiate or prove the truth of something:
to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something:
law: to affirm something formally, under oath:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to substantiate or prove the truth of something:
to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something:
law: to affirm something formally, under oath:

Origin

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”),

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.

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Forms

verifies, verifying, verified, verified
Base formverify · to verify
3rd person singularverifies
Present participleverifying
Past simpleverified
Past participleverified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyverify
he, she, itverifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsverified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave verified
he, she, ithas verified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill verify

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true:affirmassertavowaverswanswear
  • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard:control

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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