verification
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
the act of checking that something is true or correct.
the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of a statement or fact.
Simple“The bank requires verification of your identity before you can open an account.”
In context“The journalist spent weeks on the verification of the source's claims before the newspaper agreed to publish the controversial story.”
SynonymsAntonymsrefutationdenial - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a technical process to prove you are who you say you are, often using a code or document.
the procedure of authenticating a user's identity or the integrity of data in a digital system.
Simple“I received a verification code on my phone to log into my email.”
In context“The system implements multi-factor verification to ensure that sensitive financial data remains inaccessible to unauthorised users.”
UsageOften used in the phrase 'two-step verification'.
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
a formal statement or piece of evidence that proves something is legal or official.
a formal confirmation by evidence or a sworn statement used to authenticate a legal plea or document.
Simple“The lawyer asked for official verification of the contract signatures.”
In context“The court required independent verification of the forensic evidence before the trial could proceed to the next phase.”
Synonymsauthenticationattestation - 04 C1 Advanced
testing a math problem to see if the answer is correct.
the operation of testing an equation or solution to ensure it satisfies the original conditions of a problem.
Simple“After solving the equation, the student performed a quick verification of the result.”
In context“The verification of the theorem required a complex series of simulations to account for every possible variable in the dataset.”
“In an unsigned statement , it described a “short-term social experiment” to examine how fake polling “could enter and spread through the political information ecosystem without independent verification”.”
“A look at how a verification system could be designed offers some insight into some of the technical challenges AI agents are poised to introduce.”
From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.