vouch

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/
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• rhymes with -aʊtʃ
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• CMU ARPABET: V AW1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to call, summon; to claim; to call upon, invoke; to denounce”) [and other forms], from Vulgar Latin *vocicāre, derived from Latin vocāre (“to call, summon; to call upon, invoke; to designate, name; to bring or put (into a condition or state”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekw- (“to sound out; to speak”). Verb sense 8.1 (“to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land”) in the form vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty is a calque from Anglo-Norman and Old French voucher a garant. The noun is derived from the verb.

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: призовавам (prizovavam) — to call on (someone) to be a witness to something
• Bulgarian: основавам се (osnovavam se) — to cite or rely on (an authority, written works, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions
• Bulgarian: гарантирам (garantiram) — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Bulgarian: поръчителствам (porǎčitelstvam) — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Czech: potvrdit — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Czech: zaručit — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Georgian: თავდებად დადგომა (tavdebad dadgoma) — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• German: bezeugen — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• German: bürgen (with dafür) — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• German: einstehen (with dafür) — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• German: garantieren — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• German: verbürgen — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• German: versichern — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Portuguese: assegurar — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Portuguese: asseverar — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Portuguese: garantir — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Russian: ручаться (ručatʹsja) — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: гаранти́рати — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: га̀рантовати — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: ја̏мчити — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: јемчити — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: garantírati — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: gàrantovati — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: jȁmčiti — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Serbo-Croatian: jemčiti — to affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement)
• Bulgarian: свидетелствам (svidetelstvam) — to bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something)
• Spanish: avalar — to bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something)
• Bulgarian: потвърждавам (potvǎrždavam) — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Chinese Mandarin: 保证 (bǎozhèng) — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Czech: potvrdit — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Czech: podpořit — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Czech: dokázat — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• French: entériner — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Georgian: დადასტურება (dadasṭureba) — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Georgian: დამოწმება (damoc̣meba) — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Georgian: დამტკიცება (damṭḳiceba) — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Russian: подтвержда́ть (podtverždátʹ) — to back, confirm, or support (someone or something) with credible evidence or proof
• Georgian: სასამართლოში დაბარება (sasamartloši dabareba) — to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land
• Russian: вызыва́ть в суд (vyzyvátʹ v sud) — to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land
• Bulgarian: свидетелствам (svidetelstvam) — to bear witness or testify
• Chinese Mandarin: 出庭作证 (chūtíng zuò zhèng) — to bear witness or testify
• Chinese Mandarin: 作证 (zuò zhèng) — to bear witness or testify
• Georgian: ჩვენების მიცემა (čvenebis micema) — to bear witness or testify
• German: bezeugen — to bear witness or testify
• Russian: дава́ть показания (davátʹ pokazanija) — to bear witness or testify
• Serbo-Croatian: posvjedočiti — to bear witness or testify
• Bulgarian: доказвам (dokazvam) — to provide evidence or proof
• Czech: potvrdit — to provide evidence or proof
• Czech: dokázat — to provide evidence or proof
• Chinese Mandarin: 担保 (dānbǎo) — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• French: se porter garant — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Georgian: თავდებად დადგომა (tavdebad dadgoma) — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• German: bezeugen — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Hungarian: tanúsít — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Polish: ręczyć — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Polish: odpowiadać — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Portuguese: responsabilizar-se (por) — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Serbo-Croatian: jamčiti — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Spanish: dar fe de — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Spanish: avalar — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Spanish: responder por — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Spanish: afiuciar (desus.) — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Spanish: afuciar (desus.) — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something
• Spanish: cerciorar — to express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something