transcription, транскрипция: [ sɜ:(r)tɪfaɪ ]
( certifies, certifying, certified)
1.
If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
...if the president certified that the project would receive at least $650m from overseas sources...
The National Election Council is supposed to certify the results of the election...
It has been certified as genuine...
Mrs Simpson was certified dead.
VERB : V that , V n , be V-ed as adj , be V-ed adj
• cer‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion
(certifications)
An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.
N-VAR
2.
If someone is certified as a particular kind of worker, they are given a certificate stating that they have successfully completed a course of training in their profession.
They wanted to get certified as divers.
...a certified accountant...
VERB : usu passive , get V-ed as n , V-ed
• cer‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion
Pupils would be offered on-the-job training leading to the certification of their skill in a particular field.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n