verify
verb
ver·i·fy
ˈver-ə-ˌfī 
verified; verifying
1
: to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of
verify the claim
2
: to confirm or substantiate in law by oath
Examples of verify in a Sentence
She verified her flight number.
He verified that the item was in stock.
Can you verify whether I am scheduled to work or not?
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Shipboard observations and photography verified the identities of individual whales in the social unit.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Over the last six years, 265 reports of bears entering homes have been investigated and verified by the state, according to DEEP.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Buck warns that any work sent home cannot be verified as the student’s work.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Verify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verify. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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verify
verb
ver·i·fy
ˈver-ə-ˌfī
verified; verifying
: to prove or check the truth, accuracy, or reality of
verify the claim
Legal Definition
verify
transitive verb
ver·i·fy
ˈver-ə-ˌfī
verified; verifying
1
: to confirm or substantiate by oath, affidavit, or deposition
verify a motion
2
: to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of
Etymology
Anglo-French verifier, from Medieval Latin verificare, from Latin verus true + -ficare to make
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