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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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CMU ARPABET:
V EH2 R AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N
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The act or process of verifying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The state of being verified.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Confirmation; authentication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The detective needs verification of your whereabouts last night.
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A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
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Synonyms: confirmation, check, substantiation
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Broader terms: proof, cogent evidence
Narrower terms: bed check, crosscheck, parity check, redundancy check, odd-even check, checksum
(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
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Broader terms: affidavit
From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations 60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
ստուգում
(stugum)
— the act of verifying
Armenian :
վավերացում
(vaveracʻum)
— the act of verifying
Belarusian :
праве́рка
(pravjérka)
— the act of verifying
Belarusian :
верыфіка́цыя
(vjeryfikácyja)
— the act of verifying
Bulgarian :
прове́рка
(provérka)
— the act of verifying
Bulgarian :
потвърждение
(potvǎrždenie)
— the act of verifying
Catalan :
verificació
— the act of verifying
Cebuano :
beripikasyon
— the act of verifying
Cebuano :
pagsuta
— the act of verifying
Czech :
ověření
— the act of verifying
French :
vérification
— the act of verifying
Georgian :
დადასტურება
(dadasṭureba)
— the act of verifying
Georgian :
გადამოწმება
(gadamoc̣meba)
— the act of verifying
German :
Verifizierung
— the act of verifying
Hebrew :
וידוא
(vidú)
— the act of verifying
Hungarian :
ellenőrzés
— the act of verifying
Hungarian :
vizsgálat
— the act of verifying
Indonesian :
verifikasi
— the act of verifying
Indonesian :
pemeriksaan
— the act of verifying
Indonesian :
pengecekan
— the act of verifying
Japanese :
確証
(kakushō)
— the act of verifying
Japanese :
検証
(kenshō)
— the act of verifying
Māori :
whakatūturutanga
— the act of verifying
Māori :
hāponotanga
— the act of verifying
Persian :
بررسی
(barresi)
— the act of verifying
Persian :
درستی سنجی
(dorosti sanji)
— the act of verifying
Polish :
weryfikacja
— the act of verifying
Portuguese :
verificação
— the act of verifying
Russian :
прове́рка
(provérka)
— the act of verifying
Russian :
верифика́ция
(verifikácija)
— the act of verifying
Spanish :
verificación
— the act of verifying
Ukrainian :
пере́ві́рка
(perévírka)
— the act of verifying
Ukrainian :
верифіка́ція
(veryfikácija)
— the act of verifying
Cebuano :
beripikasyon
— the state of being verified
Cebuano :
beripikado
— the state of being verified
German :
Verifikation
— the state of being verified
Hebrew :
וידוא
(vidú)
— the state of being verified
Bulgarian :
потвърждение
(potvǎrždenie)
— confirmation; authentication
Bulgarian :
заве́рка
(zavérka)
— confirmation; authentication
Catalan :
verificació
— confirmation; authentication
Cebuano :
beripikasyon
— confirmation; authentication
Cebuano :
kamatuoran
— confirmation; authentication
Georgian :
დადასტურება
(dadasṭureba)
— confirmation; authentication
Georgian :
გადამოწმება
(gadamoc̣meba)
— confirmation; authentication
Hebrew :
וידוא
(vidú)
— confirmation; authentication
Hungarian :
alátámasztás
— confirmation; authentication
Hungarian :
igazolás
— confirmation; authentication
Hungarian :
megerősítés
— confirmation; authentication
Indonesian :
verifikasi
— confirmation; authentication
Bulgarian :
удостоверяване
(udostoverjavane)
— legal: confirmation by evidence
Cebuano :
beripikasyon
— legal: confirmation by evidence
Hungarian :
bizonyítás
— legal: confirmation by evidence
Indonesian :
verifikasi
— legal: confirmation by evidence
Indonesian :
pemeriksaan
— legal: confirmation by evidence
Indonesian :
pengecekan
— legal: confirmation by evidence
Bulgarian :
проверка
(proverka)
— math: verification of an equation
Cebuano :
beripikasyon
— math: verification of an equation
Cebuano :
pagsuta
— math: verification of an equation
Dutch :
verificatie
— math: verification of an equation
Dutch :
bewijs
— math: verification of an equation
