verify
verbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ//
To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
verb
- 1
To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
"It is early to judge," he remarked, after stopping the car in order to verify the name on the brass plate, "but, upon my word, Max, I really think that our ghost might have discovered more appropriate quarters."
- 2
To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette.
- 3
To affirm something formally, under oath.
Etymology
From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.
Forms
- past tense
- verified
- past participle
- verified
- present participle
- verifying
- third person singular
- verifies
verge · A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.Verge · A surname.verified · Subject to positive verification.
verify · To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
Verma · A surname from Hindi.vermin · Any of various common types of small insects or other animals…Vermont · A state of the United States. Capital: Montpelier.