certified

Definition

  • adjective: having met the official requirements that are needed to do particular type of work
  • adjective: having earned 'certification'
  • synonyms: certifiable, credentialled, certificated

Examples

  • a 'board-certified' doctor [=a doctor whose qualifications have been approved by an official group]

  • The carpentry work must be done by someone who is 'certified' for the job.

  • They 'were' both 'certified' and spent the next year in hospital.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) was in your favor... you escapin' out of the mess that you was in? What odds? There was never any question. You gotta be certified. They had a noose around your neck. Yeah. Let's get outta here. We'll eat some lasagna, grab some pussy, drink some wine. (..)
    1974 The Gambler