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verify

/ˈvɛɹəˌfaɪ/

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What does verify mean?

verb

  1. To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
  2. To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
  3. To affirm something formally, under oath.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvɛɹəˌfaɪ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The young woman turned her back to the mirror over the chimney-piece, and glanced behind her, to verify Valentin’s assertion.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
“Yes, to verify how far bruises may be produced after death. I saw him at it with my own eyes.”
Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in ScarletProject Gutenberg ebook #244
More book examples (3)
Anyone who cultivates a garden can easily verify the fact that every plant has some adaptation for varying degrees of seed-dispersal.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
"No one," he says, "cared to verify the facts of the case, merely giving as a reason, that these facts were impossible."
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309
American and English millionaires do it every day, and thus verify and confirm to the world the tremendous forces that lie in religion.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895