Verify
verb
To make sure that something is true or accurate.
I have to verify my answers before submitting the exam.
Often appears as...
- verify the information
- verify the authenticity
verb
To prove that something exists.
The scientist was able to verify the existence of the new species.
Often appears as...
- verify the existence
- verify the presence
verb
In computing, to ensure that input data is valid.
The system will verify the user's login details.
Often appears as...
- verify the password
- verify user credentials
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Technical
verb
In law, to swear to the truth of a document under oath.
You are required to verify your statement in court.
Often appears as...
- verify a statement
- verify a document
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Formal
Legal
verb
To make sure that something is true or accurate.
I have to verify my answers before submitting the exam.
Often appears as...
- verify the information
- verify the authenticity
verb
To prove that something exists.
The scientist was able to verify the existence of the new species.
Often appears as...
- verify the existence
- verify the presence
verb
In computing, to ensure that input data is valid.
The system will verify the user's login details.
Often appears as...
- verify the password
- verify user credentials
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In law, to swear to the truth of a document under oath.
You are required to verify your statement in court.
Often appears as...
- verify a statement
- verify a document
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Accuracy Importance
Use 'verify' when accuracy is crucial and you're checking for correctness.
Banks must verify financial transactions for accuracy.
Pro Tip 2/3Cross-Checking Process
'Verify' implies a process of cross-checking information against a reliable source.
We need to verify these figures with the official report.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Doubt
Using 'verify' suggests eliminating all doubt about information or a fact.
Can you verify whether this is the latest version?
Pro Tip 1/3Accuracy Importance
Use 'verify' when accuracy is crucial and you're checking for correctness.
Banks must verify financial transactions for accuracy.
Pro Tip 2/3Cross-Checking Process
'Verify' implies a process of cross-checking information against a reliable source.
We need to verify these figures with the official report.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Doubt
Using 'verify' suggests eliminating all doubt about information or a fact.
Can you verify whether this is the latest version?
Pro Tip 1/3Accuracy Importance
Use 'verify' when accuracy is crucial and you're checking for correctness.
Banks must verify financial transactions for accuracy.
Pro Tip 2/3Cross-Checking Process
'Verify' implies a process of cross-checking information against a reliable source.
We need to verify these figures with the official report.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Doubt
Using 'verify' suggests eliminating all doubt about information or a fact.
Can you verify whether this is the latest version?
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Julian Assange: Why the...
And the engineering report had nothing on the top of it, so it was an extremely difficult document for us. We couldn't verify it because we didn't know who wrote it and knew what it was about. So we were kind of skeptical that maybe it was a competing oil firm just sort of playing the issue up. So under that basis, we put it out and said,
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Storytelling can be...
assuming everything is true and then we verify it we say oh is it actually true or false I'm going to tag it accordingly so I actually see this as the pink elephant view of the world so when I say pink elephant all of a sudden for a fraction of a second you have pink elephants who are going to be jumping
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How to motivate people...
to log in and verify that they've taken their medication. If they don't log in, we text them again. If they don't log in, we text them yet again. If, after three times, they still haven't verified, we notify a team of supporters and that team will call and text them to try to get them back on the wagon.
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How to take a picture of...
that not even light can escape. Einstein's equations predict the size and shape of this ring, so taking a picture of it wouldn't only be really cool, it would also help to verify that these equations hold in the extreme conditions around the black hole. However, this black hole is so far away from us,
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How to choose your news...
These could be people who have little connection to the story, or have an interest in influencing coverage, their anonymity making them unaccountable for the information they provide. Finally, and most importantly, try to verify news before spreading it. While social media has enabled the truth
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The future of money PIPE...
Cryptocurrencies are based on a special field of mathematics called cryptography. Cryptography is the study of how to secure communication, and it's about two really important masking information so it can be hidden in plain sight, and verifying a piece of information's source.
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Where is cybercrime...
And you go through the process like you do every time you call your bank, of giving them your name and your account number, going through the security checks to verify you are who you said you are. Most of us may not know this, but in many large-scale wire transfers,
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Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
Turn it from that into some answer in a mathematical form. And of course, math is very powerful at doing that. And then finally, turn it back to the real world. Did it answer the question? And also verify it -- crucial step. Now here's the crazy thing right now.
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
it took something as powerful as dna to undo centuries of accepted wisdom it's just nourished the good thing about natural scientific methods is that they can be verified the dna analysis that happens in karis
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Fake videos of real...
automatically, right in the browser. Despite all this, though, fake videos could do a lot of damage, even before anyone has a chance to verify, so it's very important that we make everyone aware
Video examples
Julian Assange: Why the...
And the engineering report had nothing on the top of it, so it was an extremely difficult document for us. We couldn't verify it because we didn't know who wrote it and knew what it was about. So we were kind of skeptical that maybe it was a competing oil firm just sort of playing the issue up. So under that basis, we put it out and said,
Video examples
Storytelling can be...
assuming everything is true and then we verify it we say oh is it actually true or false I'm going to tag it accordingly so I actually see this as the pink elephant view of the world so when I say pink elephant all of a sudden for a fraction of a second you have pink elephants who are going to be jumping
Video examples
How to motivate people...
to log in and verify that they've taken their medication. If they don't log in, we text them again. If they don't log in, we text them yet again. If, after three times, they still haven't verified, we notify a team of supporters and that team will call and text them to try to get them back on the wagon.
Video examples
How to take a picture of...
that not even light can escape. Einstein's equations predict the size and shape of this ring, so taking a picture of it wouldn't only be really cool, it would also help to verify that these equations hold in the extreme conditions around the black hole. However, this black hole is so far away from us,
Video examples
How to choose your news...
These could be people who have little connection to the story, or have an interest in influencing coverage, their anonymity making them unaccountable for the information they provide. Finally, and most importantly, try to verify news before spreading it. While social media has enabled the truth
Video examples
The future of money PIPE...
Cryptocurrencies are based on a special field of mathematics called cryptography. Cryptography is the study of how to secure communication, and it's about two really important masking information so it can be hidden in plain sight, and verifying a piece of information's source.
Video examples
Where is cybercrime...
And you go through the process like you do every time you call your bank, of giving them your name and your account number, going through the security checks to verify you are who you said you are. Most of us may not know this, but in many large-scale wire transfers,
Video examples
Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
Turn it from that into some answer in a mathematical form. And of course, math is very powerful at doing that. And then finally, turn it back to the real world. Did it answer the question? And also verify it -- crucial step. Now here's the crazy thing right now.
Video examples
The Real Amazons PIPE...
it took something as powerful as dna to undo centuries of accepted wisdom it's just nourished the good thing about natural scientific methods is that they can be verified the dna analysis that happens in karis
Video examples
Fake videos of real...
automatically, right in the browser. Despite all this, though, fake videos could do a lot of damage, even before anyone has a chance to verify, so it's very important that we make everyone aware
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Quote examples
Katherine Paterson
American Author
The problem with people who are afraid of imagination, of fantasy, is that their world becomes so narrow that I don't see how they can imagine beyond what their senses can verify. We know from science that there are entire worlds that our senses can't verify.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Although almost every theoretical physicist agrees with my prediction that a black hole should glow like a hot body, it would be very difficult to verify experimentally because the temperature of a macroscopic black hole is so low.
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Jonah Peretti
American Businessman
It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.
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Peter Landesman
American Director
Sometimes, in a fictional story, you can be more honest and truthful, actually. As a journalist, you're a prisoner of the data, in effect. You have to tell the story with evidence you can verify.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
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Chris Pavone
American Novelist
We all live in a universe in which we're either asked to or are forced to accept certain premises about our employment without having the opportunity to verify them.
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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi Public Servant
Search for the truth. I tell you things and I always ask you to verify what I say. I told you yesterday that there was an attack and a retreat at Saddam's airport.
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Stephen Colbert
American Comedian
I have a mug that actually verifies that I'm the world's best dad. That's a mug. That's not me talking. You can't just buy those.
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Steve Albini
American Musician
Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Trust, but verify.
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Katherine Paterson
American Author
The problem with people who are afraid of imagination, of fantasy, is that their world becomes so narrow that I don't see how they can imagine beyond what their senses can verify. We know from science that there are entire worlds that our senses can't verify.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Although almost every theoretical physicist agrees with my prediction that a black hole should glow like a hot body, it would be very difficult to verify experimentally because the temperature of a macroscopic black hole is so low.
Quote examples
Jonah Peretti
American Businessman
It's important that all my friends have verified Twitter accounts. The blue checkmark makes me feel comfortable and like I'm friends with a legit, high-quality person. I also prefer friends with ridiculously long usernames.
Quote examples
Peter Landesman
American Director
Sometimes, in a fictional story, you can be more honest and truthful, actually. As a journalist, you're a prisoner of the data, in effect. You have to tell the story with evidence you can verify.
Quote examples
Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
Quote examples
Chris Pavone
American Novelist
We all live in a universe in which we're either asked to or are forced to accept certain premises about our employment without having the opportunity to verify them.
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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi Public Servant
Search for the truth. I tell you things and I always ask you to verify what I say. I told you yesterday that there was an attack and a retreat at Saddam's airport.
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Stephen Colbert
American Comedian
I have a mug that actually verifies that I'm the world's best dad. That's a mug. That's not me talking. You can't just buy those.
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Steve Albini
American Musician
Doubt the conventional wisdom unless you can verify it with reason and experiment.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Trust, but verify.
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