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.
- [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 2009.
- [usually passive] (law) to officially state that somebody is mentally ill, so that they can be given medical treatment
- be certified (+ adj.) Patients must be certified before they can be admitted to the hospital.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French certifier, from late Latin certificare, from Latin certus ‘certain’.