Dictionary

verify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
   • "It is early to judge," he remarked, after stopping the car in order to verify the name on the brass plate, "but, upon my word, Max, I really think that our ghost might have discovered more appropriate quarters." 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
2. (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
   • In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette. 1984, InfoWorld, volume 6, number 14, page 67:
3. (transitive) To affirm something formally, under oath.

Forms

Deriveds

unverify · unverified · reverify · verifiability · voice verify · nonverifying · preverify · verification · verifiable · self-verified · disverify

Translations (137)

ms membuktikan (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pt constatar (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · eu egiaztatu (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · bg потвърждавам (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · gl verificar (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · sh verificirati (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · fi todentaa (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · uk підтве́рдити (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · sv attestera (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · wa aveuri (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · pt verificar (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · sh ovjeroviti (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · de beweisen (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ru удостове́рить (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · vi xác nhận (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · tl ipatunay (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi vahvistaa (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · sv verifiera (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · pt verificar (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · mi manatoko (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pl zweryfikować (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · pt constatar (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · ru удостоверя́ть (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · de überprüfen (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · ru подтвержда́ть (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · ru доказа́ть (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · sv vidimera (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · ru заверя́ть (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · ar أَكَّدَ (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ru проверя́ть (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · hu verifikál (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pl potwierdzić (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · he וידא (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ro verifica (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hi जाँचना (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ru дока́зывать (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ur تصدیق کرنا (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · vi xác thực (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · tl magpatotoo (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · vi kiểm chứng (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ka დამოწმება (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · cs ověřit (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · fa ثابت کردن (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · sv bekräfta (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ka დადასტურება (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi vannoa (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · ur ثابت کرنا (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · mi manatoko (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · pl potwierdzać (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · el to na apodeiknýeis oti káti eínai alithés (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi tarkistaa (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pl weryfikować (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · tl magpatunay (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fr vérifier (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · mi whakatūturu (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · vi chứng thực (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · mnc ᠶᠠᡵᡤᡳᠶᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ru прове́рить (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · id memverifikasi (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · vi chứng thực (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ka გადამოწმება (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · gl verificar (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ka შემოწმება (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · ur شاہد ہونا (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · sh verificirati (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi verifioida (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · mi hāpono (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · tl magberipika (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · es verificar (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · hu alátámaszt (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pl sprawdzić (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · de verifizieren (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · wa acertiner (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · pl sprawdzać (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · id buktikan (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ar شَهِدَ (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · vi kiểm chứng (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · de belegen (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ru заве́рить (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · uk підтве́рджувати (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hu bebizonyít (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · sv verifiera (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · de beglaubigen (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · uk верифікува́ти (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · tr doğrulamak (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi varmistaa (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pl weryfikować (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · bg проверявам (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · he וידא (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · la verifico (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · id melakukan verifikasi (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · de verifizieren (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hu igazol (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · km ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · ur گواہی دینا (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · id membuktikan (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi verifioida (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · ro verifica (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · eo kontroli (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · fa تایید کردن (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · hu verifikál (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · hu bizonyít (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · eo verigi (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hi जाँचना (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · sv verifiera (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hu ellenőriz (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · eo kontroli (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · fi todentaa (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · eo verigi (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · ru подтверди́ть (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · hi परखना (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · fi vahvistaa (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · uk перевіря́ти (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · fa تایید کردن (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · io verigar (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · tl beripikahin (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · uk засві́дчити (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · bg удостоверявам (law: to affirm something formally, under oath) · vi xác minh (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · uk переві́рити (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · tl ipatotoo (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · uk засві́дчувати (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hu hitelesít (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · pl zweryfikować (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hi परखना (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · cmn 校驗 /校验 (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · sv kontrollera (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · ar حَقَّقَ (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · pt confirmar (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · vi xác minh (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · cmn 驗證 /验证 (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · vi xác thực (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · el επαληθεύω (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · fa درستجیدن (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something) · es verificar (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · la vērificō (to substantiate or prove the truth of something) · hu megvizsgál (to confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something)