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verify
- /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/
Where it comes from
From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.
verb verifies · verifying · verified
- 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."
- 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.
- To affirm something formally, under oath.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: control, verification, validate, corroborate, substantiate, confirmation, ascertain, see, prove, authenticate, attest, certify, verifiable, affirm, confirm, ensure
Translations
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verb to substantiate or prove the truth of something
| Español | verificar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | परखना parakhnā, जाँचना jā̃cnā |
| Português | verificar |
| Deutsch | belegen, beweisen, verifizieren |
| Română | verifica |
| Русский | дока́зывать dokázyvatʹ, доказа́ть dokazátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xác minh, xác thực, chứng thực, kiểm chứng |
| العربية | أَكَّدَ ʔakkada |
| עברית | וידא vidé |
verb to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
| Español | verificar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 校驗 /校验 jiàoyàn, 驗證 /验证 yànzhèng |
| हिन्दी | परखना parakhnā, जाँचना jā̃cnā |
| Português | verificar, confirmar, constatar |
| Français | vérifier |
| Deutsch | überprüfen, verifizieren |
| Ελληνικά | επαληθεύω epalithévo |
| Română | verifica |
| Русский | проверя́ть proverjátʹ, прове́рить provéritʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xác minh, xác thực, chứng thực, kiểm chứng |
| العربية | حَقَّقَ ḥaqqaqa |
| עברית | וידא vidé |
verb law: to affirm something formally, under oath
| Português | constatar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | beglaubigen |
| Русский | удостоверя́ть udostoverjátʹ, удостове́рить udostovéritʹ, заверя́ть zaverjátʹ, заве́рить zavéritʹ, подтвержда́ть podtverždátʹ, подтверди́ть podtverdítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xác nhận |
| العربية | شَهِدَ šahida |
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@misc{verify_2026,
title = {verify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verify},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
