verify

«verify» in Mova's school dictionary: true or correct: verify your answer — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (verify, verifies, verified, verifying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To check that something is true or correct: verify your answer. tree →

2) To prove or confirm that something is real or true: the photo verifies her story. tree →

3) (formal) To check someone's identity, for example with a code or password. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons "verify" is a common instruction: check your answer by another method, such as an inverse operation or estimating. In science it means testing a claim with evidence. In online safety, websites ask you to verify your email or age; scammers also send fake "verify your account" messages. Phrases: verify that, verify your answer, verify your identity, hard to verify.

examples

• Verify your answer by using the inverse operation. tree →
• Can you verify that 3/4 is the same as 6/8? tree →
• (formal) Verify that the sum of the angles is 180 degrees. tree →
• The bank asked Mum to verify her identity. tree →
• Never click a strange link that says "verify your account" — ask an adult. tree →
• Scientists repeat experiments to verify their results. tree →
• The teacher verified that everyone had handed in homework. tree →
• In this way, and in this way only, I have been enabled to collect and verify the folklore included in this volume. tree →

note

Forms: verifies, verified (y to i), verifying. The noun is verification. "Verify" is more formal than "check". In maths, to verify 45 + 37 = 82 you can work out 82 - 37 = 45. Messages asking you to verify passwords are often scams (phishing).

In the corpora

• Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, let Thy word be verified, which Thou spokest unto Thy servant David.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «verify» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.