certificate
noun
a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
certificated
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past participleof certificate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof certificate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
certificatenouna document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
Example Sentences
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A projected labor shortage of nearly 7,000 certificated mechanics in North America next year is 12% fewer than needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
In 2024, 44,855 of the 552,695 certificated grades for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher were appealed.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
“With the number of requirements and expectations already placed on certificated staff, this is an unreasonable and highly concerning expectation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Electric aircraft maker Eve Holding Inc is "on track" to meet its goal of starting commercial operations in 2026, an executive said on Friday, and getting its aircraft certificated is the most immediate target.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
There are only two; you ought to marry a certificated person and have an intelligent family; and I oughtn't to have a family at all.
From What Not A Prophetic Comedy by Dame Rose Macaulay
