{
    "term": "verify",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "verify",
            "heSheIt": "verifies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "verified",
        "pastParticiple": "verified",
        "ingForm": "verifying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to check that something is true or accurate",
            "sensetop": "verify somethingverify that…verify whether, what, etc…",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We have no way of verifying his story.",
                    "contextForm": "verify something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please verify that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program.",
                    "contextForm": "verify that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please verify that your password was entered correctly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll leave you to verify whether these claims are true.",
                    "contextForm": "verify whether, what, etc…"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to show or say that something is true or accurate",
            "sensetop": "verify somethingverify that…",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her version of events was verified by neighbours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several witnesses verified his story."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verify__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verifies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verified__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verifying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verify__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verifies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verified__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈverɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ve/verify/verifying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a legal term): from Old French verifier, from medieval Latin verificare, from verus ‘true’."
}