verify

Definition

  • verb: to prove, show, find out, or state that (something) is true or correct
  • verb: to confirm or substantiate in law by oath
  • synonyms: authenticate, maintain, affirm

Examples

  • Can you 'verify' whether I am scheduled to work or not?

  • We could not 'verify' [='confirm'] the rumor.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The guy who's shackled, do you know who bit him, what bit him? He was the base doctor. He'd just returned from the field. He'd been sent out to verify the death of a soldier who had just gone AWOL the week before. Some villagers had found this guy foaming at the mouth, (..)
    2013 World War Z