VERIFY


Meaning of VERIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verɪfaɪ ]

( verifies, verifying, verified)

1.

If you verify something, you check that it is true by careful examination or investigation.

I verified the source from which I had that information...

A clerk simply verifies that the payment and invoice amount match.

VERB : V n , V that

• veri‧fi‧ca‧tion

All charges against her are dropped pending the verification of her story.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n

2.

If you verify something, you state or confirm that it is true.

The government has not verified any of those reports...

I can verify that it takes about thirty seconds.

= confirm

VERB : no cont , V n , V that

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