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To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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To affirm something formally, under oath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
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confirm the truth of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Please verify that the doors are closed verify a claim
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Narrower terms: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick, see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Before God I swear I am innocent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declare
Narrower terms: hold, claim, take, attest, declare, protest, assure, tell
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: confirm, reassert
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Are you controlling for the temperature?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: control
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.
Across languages
Translations 136 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
أَكَّدَ
(ʔakkada)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Bulgarian :
проверявам
(proverjavam)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Esperanto :
kontroli
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Esperanto :
verigi
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Finnish :
tarkistaa
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Finnish :
varmistaa
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Finnish :
todentaa
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Finnish :
verifioida
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Galician :
verificar
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Georgian :
დამოწმება
(damoc̣meba)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Georgian :
დადასტურება
(dadasṭureba)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
German :
belegen
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
German :
beweisen
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
German :
verifizieren
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hebrew :
וידא
(vidé)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hindi :
परखना
(parakhnā)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hindi :
जाँचना
(jā̃cnā)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hungarian :
bizonyít
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hungarian :
bebizonyít
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hungarian :
igazol
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hungarian :
hitelesít
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hungarian :
alátámaszt
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Hungarian :
verifikál
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Ido :
verigar
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Indonesian :
membuktikan
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Indonesian :
buktikan
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Indonesian :
memverifikasi
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Indonesian :
melakukan verifikasi
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Latin :
vērificō
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Malay :
membuktikan
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Manchu :
ᠶᠠᡵᡤᡳᠶᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ
(yargiyalambi)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Māori :
whakatūturu
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Māori :
manatoko
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Māori :
hāpono
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Persian :
ثابت کردن
(sâbet kardan)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Polish :
weryfikować
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Polish :
zweryfikować
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Polish :
potwierdzać
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Polish :
potwierdzić
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Portuguese :
verificar
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Romanian :
verifica
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Russian :
дока́зывать
(dokázyvatʹ)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Russian :
доказа́ть
(dokazátʹ)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Serbo-Croatian :
verificirati
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Spanish :
verificar
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Swedish :
verifiera
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Swedish :
bekräfta
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Tagalog :
magpatunay
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Tagalog :
ipatunay
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Tagalog :
magpatotoo
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Tagalog :
ipatotoo
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Tagalog :
magberipika
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Tagalog :
beripikahin
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Turkish :
doğrulamak
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Ukrainian :
підтве́рджувати
(pidtvérdžuvaty)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Ukrainian :
підтве́рдити
(pidtvérdyty)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Ukrainian :
засві́дчувати
(zasvídčuvaty)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Ukrainian :
засві́дчити
(zasvídčyty)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Urdu :
ثابت کرنا
(sābit karnā)
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Vietnamese :
xác minh
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Vietnamese :
xác thực
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Vietnamese :
chứng thực
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Vietnamese :
kiểm chứng
— to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Arabic :
حَقَّقَ
(ḥaqqaqa)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Basque :
egiaztatu
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Bulgarian :
потвърждавам
(potvǎrždavam)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Chinese Mandarin :
校驗 /校验
(jiàoyàn)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Chinese Mandarin :
驗證 /验证
(yànzhèng)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Czech :
ověřit
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Esperanto :
kontroli
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Esperanto :
verigi
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Finnish :
vahvistaa
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Finnish :
todentaa
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Finnish :
verifioida
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
French :
vérifier
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Galician :
verificar
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Georgian :
შემოწმება
(šemoc̣meba)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Georgian :
გადამოწმება
(gadamoc̣meba)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
German :
überprüfen
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
German :
verifizieren
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Greek :
επαληθεύω
(epalithévo)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Hebrew :
וידא
(vidé)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Hindi :
परखना
(parakhnā)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Hindi :
जाँचना
(jā̃cnā)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Hungarian :
ellenőriz
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Hungarian :
megvizsgál
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Hungarian :
verifikál
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Khmer :
ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់
(phtiəng-phtŏət)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Latin :
verifico
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Māori :
manatoko
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Persian :
تایید کردن
(tâyid kardan)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Persian :
درستجیدن
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Polish :
sprawdzać
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Polish :
sprawdzić
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Polish :
weryfikować
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Polish :
zweryfikować
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Portuguese :
verificar
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Portuguese :
confirmar
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Portuguese :
constatar
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Romanian :
verifica
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Russian :
проверя́ть
(proverjátʹ)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Russian :
прове́рить
(provéritʹ)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Serbo-Croatian :
verificirati
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Serbo-Croatian :
ovjeroviti
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Spanish :
verificar
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Swedish :
verifiera
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Swedish :
kontrollera
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Ukrainian :
перевіря́ти
(perevirjáty)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Ukrainian :
переві́рити
(perevíryty)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Ukrainian :
верифікува́ти
(veryfikuváty)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Urdu :
تصدیق کرنا
(tasdīq karnā)
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Vietnamese :
xác minh
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Vietnamese :
xác thực
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Vietnamese :
chứng thực
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Vietnamese :
kiểm chứng
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Walloon :
aveuri
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Walloon :
acertiner
— to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
Arabic :
شَهِدَ
(šahida)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Bulgarian :
удостоверявам
(udostoverjavam)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Finnish :
vahvistaa
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Finnish :
vannoa
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
German :
beglaubigen
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Persian :
تایید کردن
(tâyid kardan)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Portuguese :
constatar
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Russian :
удостоверя́ть
(udostoverjátʹ)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Russian :
удостове́рить
(udostovéritʹ)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Russian :
заверя́ть
(zaverjátʹ)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Russian :
заве́рить
(zavéritʹ)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Russian :
подтвержда́ть
(podtverždátʹ)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Russian :
подтверди́ть
(podtverdítʹ)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Swedish :
verifiera
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Swedish :
attestera
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Swedish :
vidimera
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Urdu :
گواہی دینا
(gavāhī dēnā)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Urdu :
شاہد ہونا
(shāhid honā)
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
Vietnamese :
xác nhận
— law: to affirm something formally, under oath
