verb
verify
VEH-rih-feye
verb
1
To check or prove that something is true or accurate.
"Please verify your email address to complete registration."
"The auditor verified the company's financial records."
How to Use Verify
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo make sure something is correct or genuine, often by checking it against evidence.
Common pairings
verify your identity
verify the facts
verify an account
Word Forms
verified past tense, verifies singular
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Etymology
From Old French verifier, from Medieval Latin verificare, "to make true" (verus + facere).