Vouches - English meaning

verb

State emphatically or publicly.

Usage examples:

He affirmed the country's commitment to peace

verb

To state something is true, or to state your support for an idea, opinion, etc.

Usage examples:

[ t ] applicants signed a form affirming their citizenship., [ + that clause ] these stories affirm…

verb

Establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case).

Usage examples:

If these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire

verb

To make an arrangement, plan, or meeting certain or fixed

Usage examples:

The hotel has confirmed our reservation., [ + that clause ] seventy people have confirmed that they…

verb

To make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing

Usage examples:

Confirm that so far ten people have confirmed that they will be attending the meeting., when initia…

verb

Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

Usage examples:

The witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack

verb

Demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.

Usage examples:

The concept is difficult to prove

verb

To show after a time or by experience that something or someone has a particular quality

Usage examples:

[ l ] the dispute over rights to the song could prove impossible to resolve., [ + to infinitive ] t…

verb

Formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.

Usage examples:

Bridgeman seconded maxwell's motion calling for the reform

noun

A sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the si unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom.

Usage examples:

Torrance squeezed the trigger, waited twenty five seconds and fired again.

verb

Transfer (a military officer or other official or worker) temporarily to other employment or another position.

Usage examples:

I was seconded to a public relations unit

verb

Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

Usage examples:

They had found nothing to substantiate the allegations

verb

To show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts

Usage examples:

They have enough evidence to substantiate complaints of vandalism.

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

verb

Confirm or support (something which has been questioned).

Usage examples:

The court upheld his claim for damages

verb

To defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, esp. a legal one, is correct

Usage examples:

The supreme court upheld california’s term limit measure.

verb

To state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct

Usage examples:

Uphold a decision/ruling/appeal the court is said to be upholding its decision., when he took offic…

verb

Make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified.

Usage examples:

His conclusions have been verified by later experiments

verb

To make certain or prove that something is true or accurate

Usage examples:

The report could not immediately be verified., [ + (that) clause ] tests verified (that) beck had t…

verb

To check or prove that something is correct or true

Usage examples:

States must verify applicants' citizenship status., the results will need to be independently verif…