verb · neutral
verify
/ˈvɛrɪfaɪ/VER·i·fy
to check that something is true, accurate or valid
Examples
“Before we publish the figures, we must verify the calculations.”
“The bank verifies customers' identities with official documents.”
“You can verify the source by checking the original study.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before we cite those statistics in the essay, it's essential to verify them against the original datasets to avoid repeating errors.”
Collocations
- verify the accuracy
- verify identity
- verification process
- verify against records
Word family
Common mistakes
do a verify→do a verification / verify
verify about the result→verify the result / check the result
I verified him→I verified his identity / I checked him in the system
Say it for a higher band
5check→6confirm→7+verify
Synonyms
confirm
validate
Easily confused
confirm
“Please confirm your attendance by replying to this email.”
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