certify
/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/US/ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/
certify verb: to attest to (a fact) as the truth.
Verb
certify (third-person singular simple present certifies, present participle certifying, simple past and past participle certified)
- To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- To authenticate or verify in writing.
- To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
- These blankets have been certified as fireproof.
- To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
- Our deeds do us three manners of service. First, they certify us that we are heirs of everlasting life, and that the Spirit of God, which is the earnest thereof, is in us.1847, The Church of England Magazine, volume 23, page 239
- To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
- After having certified himself of her own good health, he very kindly inquired about her mother and Miss Sophy […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
certify meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
certify in Hindi
- प्रमाणित करना
certify in Tamil
- சான்றளி, சான்றிடு
certify in Urdu
- سند دینا, توثیق کرنا
certify in Bengali
- প্রত্যয়ন করা
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- certify in Telugu
- ధ్రువీకరించు dhruvīkariñcu
- certify in Malayalam
- സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക, രേഖാമൂലം സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക
- certify in Kannada
- ಸರಿಯೆನ್ನು, ನನ್ನಿಯೆನ್ನು, ದೃಢಪಡಿಸು, ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸು
Synonyms of certify
Forms of certify
| third-person singular present | certifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | certifying |
| past participle | certified |
| past | certified |
Origin of certify
From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier.
Words formed from certify
Questions about certify
- What does certify mean?
- Certify means to attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- What is certify in Hindi?
- Certify in Hindi is प्रमाणित करना. See Certify meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is certify?
- Certify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce certify?
- Certify is pronounced /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of certify?
- The past tense of certify is certified.
Words near certify in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: certify (page history and authors); certify (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); certify (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); certify (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); certify (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); certify (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); certify (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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