to verify

Examples

• All

• The data were then examined thoroughly to verify that each survey was completed in its entirety.

  Academic text (2012)

• A portable 3-D laser scanner is used in factories to verify the accuracy of manufactured parts.

  Academic text (2008)

• Second, it's hard to verify if gold is real.

• Now what more do we need to verify given this situation?

• And the United States is not taking any effort to verify this information.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• If you can solve the problem exactly, then you can certainly verify the solution.

  Lex Fridman

• If you like, I can bring it by and you can verify it afterwards.

  Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

• So we can use this technique to verify some of the theories.

• All 10 participants reviewed the interview notes and verified that what was written was what they had said.

  Academic text (2015)

• Race and citizenship data are not carefully verified, so they may not be fully reliable.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

C

to check

vsto verify

∞ 1.0

Examine something to make sure it is correct or true

is a focused act of ensuring truth rather than broad examination

S

to see

vsto verify

∞ 1.0

To check whether something is true or has happened

is about confirming truth directly rather than ensuring events occur

M

to make sure

vsto verify

∞ 1.1

Check or do something so you are sure about it

is a focused action to confirm truth rather than general practical steps

P

to prove

vsto verify

∞ 3.1

To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons

is a routine check for accuracy rather than full proof of truth

C

to confirm

vsto verify

∞ 1.8

To show that something is true by giving evidence

is about checking correctness rather than proving it with facts

E

to establish

vsto verify

• Formal

319 4.1

To show something is true using evidence

is a narrower checking action rather than building full proof

C

to corroborate

vsto verify

111 9.0

Use evidence to show that a statement or idea is true

is the immediate act of checking truth rather than collecting supporting proof

V

to vouch

vsto verify

99 5.0

Say that someone is honest or reliable because you know them

is an impersonal check of accuracy rather than a personal guarantee

V

to validate

vsto verify

• Formal

87 3.9

To make something officially acceptable by showing proof

is a general act of checking truth rather than formal validation

V

to vouch for

vsto verify

82 4.9

Say that a person or thing can be trusted

is to confirm facts rather than to promise personal trustworthiness

D

to double-check

vsto verify

73 2.5

To look again to make sure it is correct or safe

is the initial act of checking accuracy rather than repeating the check

A

to ascertain

vsto verify

59 5.7

To find out for sure by checking the facts

is a simpler act of confirming accuracy rather than an investigative process

A

to attest

vsto verify

• Formal

57 6.6

To officially confirm that something is true, often in court

is a practical check for truth rather than legal or ceremonial witness

B

to bear out

vsto verify

7 4.7

Show by facts that something is true

is to check correctness directly rather than to supply supporting evidence

C

to certify

vsto verify

• Formal

3 3.8

To give formal proof that something is true

is an everyday confirmation rather than a formal attestation

R

to reverify

vsto verify

1 4.9

To check something again to make sure it is correct

is the basic confirmation step rather than a repeated verification

C

to countercheck

vsto verify

7.1

To look at something again to make sure it is correct

is the primary action of confirming rather than a secondary recheck

Antonyms

D

to disprove

66 4.5

To show that an idea or claim is not true

I

to invalidate

• Formal

33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

How Certain

to prove

∞ 3.1

to validate

• Formal

87 3.9

to verify

251 3.5

to confirm

∞ 1.8

to check

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology