to warrant
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6.5
- verb
- /ˈwɔːrənt/
:
garantizar
- His strong performance during the project will warrant a promotion at work.
Examples
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Even so, I warrant you have nothing fit to sell me, have you, Captain?
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I would have thought my reputation warranted major concern.
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Thus, comprehensive interventions are warranted to address these problems early.
Academic text (2008) -
"I have cleaned the filter myself, Mister Sharpe, and I will warrant the item's efficiency.
Fiction book (2002) -
When I represent that my car was only driven to church on Sunday, I implicitly promise or warrant that my representation is true.
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The evidence I presented should warrant a new investigation into the case.
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If the weather forecast predicts a storm, it will warrant canceling the outdoor event.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To promise that something will happen or work
198
3.5
To make sure that something will happen
16
3.0
To make sure something happens
Compounds
- Formal
158
3.6
An official paper that lets police search a place for evidence or people
- Formal
42
3.8
A paper from a judge that lets police take a person to a station and bring them to court
- Formal
4
8.1
An order from a judge that allows police to arrest someone and bring them to court
2
6.5
A military person who has rank from a written order and is above soldiers but below officers
- Specialized
A paper that lets you buy a company's shares at a fixed price before a date
- Specialized
A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds
- Specialized
A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
To warrant in the sense of guarantee is the verb form of warranty, from an old word meaning 'to guarantee' or 'promise'. So to warrant something is to formally promise its quality or truth.