verify

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Etymology

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin - vērificāre, present active infinitive of vērificō ("make true"), from Latin vērus + faciō ("do, make"); see -fy.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/

Verb

verify (verifies, present participle verifying; simple past and past participle verified)

1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
2. (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
3. (transitive, legal) To affirm something formally, under oath.

Translations

• German: belegen, beweisen, verifizieren
• Portuguese: verificar
• Russian: дока́зывать
• Spanish: verificar

Translations

• French: vérifier
• German: überprüfen, verifizieren
• Portuguese: verificar, confirmar, constatar
• Russian: проверя́ть
• Spanish: verificar

Translations

• German: beglaubigen
• Portuguese: constatar
• Russian: удостоверя́ть

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