vouch
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth ofTo affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).
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» I need Tom to vouch for me.
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Examples
54 sentencesI need Tom to vouch for me.
Tom said that he couldn't vouch for Mary.
I'm pretty sure that Tom will vouch for me.
Meaning
13 senses(transitive)To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).
bezeugen, bürgen (with dafür), einstehen (with dafür)
ручатьсяručatʹsja
(transitive)In full vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty: to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land.
вызыва́ть в судvyzyvátʹ v sud
summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title
(transitive)To back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof.
подтвержда́тьpodtverždátʹ
give supporting evidence
More meanings 10
Often followed by for.
(intransitive)To express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something.
bezeugen
(intransitive)To bear witness or testify; to guarantee or sponsor.
I can vouch that he wasn’t at the scene of the crime.
bezeugen
дава́ть показанияdavátʹ pokazanija
(transitive)To call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
(transitive)To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
(transitive)To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something).
(transitive)Followed by over: of a vouchee (a person summoned to court to establish a warranty of title): to summon (someone) to court in their place.
Often followed by for.
(intransitive)To provide evidence or proof.
(archaic, transitive)Synonym of vouchsafe (“to condescendingly or graciously give or grant (something)”).
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To assert, aver, or declare (something).
Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make avaThe verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to call, summon; to claim; to call upon, invoke; to denounce”) [and other forms], from Vulgar Latin *vocicāre, derived from Latin vocāre (“to call, summon; to call upon, invoke; to designate, name; to bring or put (into a condition or state”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to sound out; to speak”).
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Forms
vouches, vouching, vouched, vouchedTenses
vouch · vouched · will vouch · have vouchedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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