verify
verb (used with object)
to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate.
has verified
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present perfectof verify (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In Iran, the BBC has verified footage of demonstrators marching on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran on Saturday.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
The BBC Persian service has verified that 70 bodies were brought to just one hospital in Rasht city on Friday night.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
A global research team led by Rice University physicist Pengcheng Dai has verified the presence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations in an unusual quantum spin liquid.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
The BBC has verified it includes a current private number for Albanese and a personal contact for Donald Trump Jr - though it is unclear if the latter still uses it.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
Once everyone is in the car, and Mom has verified that we’ve all buckled our seat belts, we pull away from the curb.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
