vouch
verb (used without object)
to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed byfor ).
vouched
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past participleof vouch.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 vouch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
vouchverb (used without object)to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed byfor ).
Example Sentences
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When a software developer rejected the code because it contained malware, one of these AI-created personas insisted the code was fine, while a second vouched for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
She would then ask them to help her with outstanding payments and vouched to reimburse them through her inheritance, which she never did.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Reyne, Gil’s deputy, vouched for Jeremy to stay, and so he started sleeping there, too.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Even so, some who had previously worked with Trump vouched for the Justice Department’s inherent integrity, stressing that, given the department’s structure, it would be very difficult for its employees to act in bad faith.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
It had a deep and abiding sense of place and history, so unlike the town, where not even the origin of the name itself could be vouched for with any confidence.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
