Verification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˌɛɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/vˌɛɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˌɛɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /vˌɛɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

substantiation confirmation check

Parts of Speech

noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct “fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”
noun	(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

Word Forms

confirm	verb	strengthen or make more firm
verify	verb	confirm the truth of
check	verb	make an examination or investigation
substantiate	verb	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überprüfung

zusätzlicher Beweis dafür, dass etwas Geglaubtes (eine Tatsache, eine Hypothese oder eine Theorie) richtig ist

🇫🇷French

vérification

preuve supplémentaire que quelque chose que l'on croyait (un fait, une hypothèse ou une théorie) est correct

🇪🇸Spanish

verificación

prueba adicional de que algo en lo que se creía (algún hecho, hipótesis o teoría) es correcto

🇮🇹Italian

verifica

prova aggiuntiva che qualcosa a cui si credeva (qualche fatto, ipotesi o teoria) è corretto

🇳🇱Dutch

verificatie

aanvullend bewijs dat iets dat werd geloofd (een feit, hypothese of theorie) juist is

🇵🇹Portuguese

verificação

prova adicional de que algo em que se acreditou (algum fato, hipótese ou teoria) está correto

🇷🇺Russian

проверка

дополнительное доказательство того, что то, во что верили (какой-то факт, гипотеза или теория) верно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सत्यापन

अतिरिक्त प्रमाण कि जिस चीज़ पर विश्वास किया गया था (कोई तथ्य या परिकल्पना या सिद्धांत) वह सही है

🇧🇩Bengali

যাচাইকরণ

অতিরিক্ত প্রমাণ যে কিছু বিশ্বাস করা হয়েছিল (কিছু সত্য বা অনুমান বা তত্ত্ব) সঠিক

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிபார்ப்பு

நம்பப்பட்ட ஒன்று (சில உண்மை அல்லது கருதுகோள் அல்லது கோட்பாடு) சரியானது என்பதற்கான கூடுதல் ஆதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధృవీకరణ

నమ్మబడినది (కొంత వాస్తవం లేదా పరికల్పన లేదా సిద్ధాంతం) సరైనదని అదనపు రుజువు

🇮🇳Marathi

पडताळणी

अतिरिक्त पुरावा ज्यावर विश्वास ठेवला होता (काही तथ्य किंवा गृहितक किंवा सिद्धांत) बरोबर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચકાસણી

વધારાના પુરાવા કે જે માનવામાં આવતું હતું (કેટલીક હકીકત અથવા પૂર્વધારણા અથવા સિદ્ધાંત) સાચું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ

ನಂಬಲಾದ ಏನಾದರೂ (ಕೆಲವು ಸತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಊಹೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ) ಸರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪುರಾವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരീകരണം

വിശ്വസിച്ചിരുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും (ചില വസ്തുത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സിദ്ധാന്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സിദ്ധാന്തം) ശരിയാണെന്നതിൻ്റെ അധിക തെളിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਸਦੀਕ

ਵਾਧੂ ਸਬੂਤ ਕਿ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ (ਕੁਝ ਤੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ) ਸਹੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصدیق

اضافی ثبوت کہ جس چیز پر یقین کیا گیا تھا (کچھ حقیقت یا مفروضہ یا نظریہ) درست ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

确认

额外的证据证明所相信的事物（某些事实或假设或理论）是正确的

🇯🇵Japanese

検証

信じられていたもの（何らかの事実、仮説、理論）が正しいという追加の証拠

🇰🇷Korean

확인

믿었던 것(일부 사실, 가설, 이론)이 정확하다는 추가적인 증거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xác minh

bằng chứng bổ sung cho thấy điều gì đó được tin tưởng (một số thực tế hoặc giả thuyết hoặc lý thuyết) là đúng

🇹🇭Thai

การตรวจสอบ

หลักฐานเพิ่มเติมว่าสิ่งที่เชื่อ (ข้อเท็จจริงหรือสมมติฐานหรือทฤษฎีบางอย่าง) นั้นถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

verifikasi

bukti tambahan bahwa sesuatu yang diyakini (fakta, hipotesis atau teori) adalah benar

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatunay

karagdagang patunay na ang isang bagay na pinaniniwalaan (ilang katotohanan o hypothesis o teorya) ay tama

🇲🇾Malay

pengesahan

bukti tambahan bahawa sesuatu yang dipercayai (sesetengah fakta atau hipotesis atau teori) adalah betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تَحَقّق

دليل إضافي على صحة ما تم تصديقه (حقيقة أو فرضية أو نظرية).

🇮🇷Persian

راستی آزمایی

دلیل اضافی بر درستی چیزی که به آن اعتقاد داشتیم (برخی واقعیت یا فرضیه یا نظریه).

🇹🇷Turkish

doğrulama

İnanılan bir şeyin (bazı gerçeklerin, hipotezlerin veya teorilerin) doğru olduğuna dair ek kanıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

אימות

הוכחה נוספת לכך שמשהו שהאמינו בו (עובדה או השערה או תיאוריה כלשהי) הוא נכון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'verification'?

The primary meaning of 'verification' is 'additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct'.

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Using 'verification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'verification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'verification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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