What does VERIFY mean?

Definitions for VERIFY
ˈvɛr əˌfaɪver·i·fy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. verifyverb

    confirm the truth of

    "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"

  2. control, verifyverb

    check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

    "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

  3. verifyverb

    attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

  4. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swearverb

    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

    "Before God I swear I am innocent"

Wiktionary

  1. verifyverb

    To substantiate or prove the truth of something

  2. verifyverb

    To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something

  3. verifyverb

    To affirm something formally, under oath

  4. Etymology: From verifier (French: vérifier), from verificare, present active infinitive of verifico, from verus + facio; see -fy.

Wikipedia

  1. VERIFY

    CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems. It is a special ASCII text file that contains user-accessible setup or configuration directives evaluated by the operating system's DOS BIOS (typically residing in IBMBIO.COM or IO.SYS) during boot. CONFIG.SYS was introduced with DOS 2.0.

ChatGPT

  1. verify

    To verify means to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of something through examination, evidence, authentication, or investigation. It involves confirming or validating a fact, data, or statement, ensuring it is correct and reliable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Verifyverb

    to make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize

  2. Verifyverb

    to prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate

  3. Verifyverb

    to confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like

  4. Verifyverb

    to maintain; to affirm; to support

  5. Etymology: [F. vrifier, LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See Very, and -fy.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Verify

    ver′i-fī, v.t. to make out or show to be true: to establish the truth of by evidence: to fulfil: to confirm the truth or authenticity of: (Shak.) to affirm, support, strengthen:—pa.t. and pa.p. ver′ifīed.n. Verifīabil′ity.—adj. Ver′ifīable, that may be verified, proved, or confirmed.—ns. Verificā′tion, a verifying or proving to be true: the state of being verified; Ver′ifīer. [L. verus, true, facĕre, to make.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. verify

    To ensure that the meaning and phraseology of the transmitted message conveys the exact intention of the originator.

Editors Contribution

  1. verify

    To confirm as fact and true.

    They did verify the statistics to ensure they created fair and just press coverage.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  


  2. verify

    To provide data, information, facts, research or statistics to prove compliance with a specific criteria, guidelines, rules, quality or standard.

    The auditor did verify the level of compliance with the relevant standard and was very impressed.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of VERIFY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of VERIFY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of VERIFY in a Sentence

  1. Jack Mozloom:

    Our members would be in favor of the increased penalties, just as they support mandatory e-verify and more rigorous enforcement of our immigrations laws.

  2. Antony Blinken:

    We’re working around the clock with NGOs, with members of Congress and advocacy groups, providing any and all information and doing all we can to clear any roadblocks that they’ve identified to make sure that charter flights carrying Americans or others to whom we have a special responsibility can depart Afghanistan safely, without personnel on the ground, we can’t verify the accuracy of manifests, the identities of passengers, flight plans, or aviation security protocols. So this is a challenge, but one we are determined to work through. We’re conducting a great deal of diplomacy on this as we speak.

  3. State Mike Pompeo:

    We don't know why Chairman Kim chose to miss that moment. We know there've been other extended periods of time where Chairman Kim's been out of public view as well, so it's not unprecedented. So there's not much I can share with you other than we've seen the same images from yesterday that the world saw. It looks like Chairman Kim is alive and well, regardless of any of that, our mission is, remains the same -- to convince the North Koreans to give up their nuclear weapons, to verify the same and to then create a brighter future for the North Korean people.

  4. Dee Fales:

    They asked to verify who I was calling about, and I told them ‘By the way, this is me!' and the only response I got on the phone was, ‘Oh boy.’ So now they are processing me to put me back as alive in the VA system.

  5. Daniel Akbari:

    If we have him, through interrogation we might solve the mystery, and Obama claims that Iran is getting along with the West. Therefore, it would be a good test to verify their assertions by asking them to hand out a known terrorist to us.

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Translations for VERIFY

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  • تحققArabic
  • ověřitCzech
  • überprüfen, belegen, verifizieren, beweisenGerman
  • το να αποδεικνύεις οτι κάτι είναι αληθές, επαληθεύωGreek
  • verificarSpanish
  • varmistaa, todentaa, tarkistaa, verifioida, vannoa, vahvistaaFinnish
  • vérifierFrench
  • verificarGalician
  • וידאHebrew
  • सत्यापितHindi
  • verigarIdo
  • verificareItalian
  • verificareLatin
  • zweryfikowaćPolish
  • verificarPortuguese
  • verificaRomanian
  • заве́рить, подтвержда́ть, доказа́ть, заверя́ть, удостове́рить, подтверди́ть, проверя́ть, дока́зывать, удостоверя́ть, прове́ритьRussian
  • ovjeroviti, verificiratiSerbo-Croatian
  • تصدیق کریںUrdu

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