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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

cetify or verify

Can anyone tell me if i want to confirm something,should i use cetify or verify?
  

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Verify means to confirm that something is true . Certify means to make something official. [We verified his age by looking at his birth certificate.

  • Verify means to confirm that something is true .
  • Certify means to make something official.
  • [We verified his age by looking at his birth certificate.
  • ]
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Verify means to confirm that something is true. Certify means to make something official.
[We verified his age by looking at his birth certificate. ]
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Thanks for your precious explanation.
By the way,can you give me some examples of 'something official'?
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teaching certificate, birth certificate, piece of mail
A person's Last Will and Testament is certified. In fact the person doing this is known as a Certifed Public Accountant.

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