certify
verb/ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/
/ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they certify | /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/ /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it certifies | /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪz/ /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple certified | /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd/ /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle certified | /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd/ /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form certifying | /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- (formal) to state officially, especially in writing, that something is true
- certify (that)… He handed her a piece of paper certifying (that) she was in good health.
- This (= this document) is to certify that…
- certify somebody/something + adj. He was certified dead on arrival.
- certify somebody/something (as) something The accounts were certified (as) correct by the finance department.
- certify somebody/something to be/do something The plants must be certified to be virus free.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- [usually passive] to give somebody an official document proving that they are qualified to work in a particular profession
- be certified (as something) I was certified as a teacher in 2019.
- [usually passive] (law) to officially state that somebody is insane (= seriously mentally ill) under the law
- be certified (+ adj.) The prisoner had been certified insane and moved to a secure hospital.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French certifier, from late Latin certificare, from Latin certus ‘certain’.
Check pronunciation:
certify