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verifies

verifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of verify.

Meaning of verify

Verb

verify (third-person singular simple present verifies, present participle verifying, simple past and past participle verified)

  1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
    • "It is early to judge," he remarked, after stopping the car in order to verify the name on the brass plate, "but, upon my word, Max, I really think that our ghost might have discovered more appropriate quarters."1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
    • In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette.1984, InfoWorld, volume 6, number 14, page 67
  3. (transitive) To affirm something formally, under oath.

Phrases with verifies

Questions about verifies

What is verifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Verifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of verify.

Words near verifies in the dictionary

  1. verificatory
  2. verified
  3. verifieds
  4. verifier
  5. verifiers
  6. verifies
  7. verifiest
  8. verifieth
  9. verify
  10. verifying
  11. verigreen

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