verify
verb (used with object)
to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate.
verifies
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present tense formof verify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It verifies the signer’s identity and legal authority to complete the transaction, and — this is the key part — makes the issuing financial institution financially liable if the signature proves to be fraudulent.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
GeoConfirmed, a volunteer-driven open-source intelligence project that verifies visuals from conflicts around the globe, also urged Google to reconsider.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Los Angeles County election officials say you can check in at a vote center by scanning your “quick check-in code” — a number that verifies your voter registration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
The AI agent, integrated into IBM’s security network, automatically verifies the employee’s identity, pulls the required data from the HR system and sends the letter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The percept here not only verifies the concept, proves its function of knowing that percept to be true, but the percept’s existence as the terminus of the chain of intermediaries creates the function.
From Essays in Radical Empiricism by William James
