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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Confirm and verify

Hello there.

From the dictionary, I have found out that the two words [Confirm] and [Verify] are synonyms. However, I have also seen sentences like: "Please confirm and verify the e-mail..."

Are there any specific nuances that are associated with these two words that makes them have different meanings?

Because I do not think that (by replacement) "Please confirm and confirm the e-mail..." makes sense.
  

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Hi, There's a lot of similarity between these two. Here are a couple of not very helpful comments. confirm check or support the truth of something eg confirm that an appointment is at the time you think it is.

— Clive

  • Hi, There's a lot of similarity between these two.
  • Here are a couple of not very helpful comments.
  • confirm check or support the truth of something eg confirm that an appointment is at the time you think it is.
  • verify establish the truth of something.
  • eg He showed his driver's licence to verify his identity.
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Hi,

There's a lot of similarity between these two. Here are a couple of not very helpful comments.

confirm check or support the truth of something eg confirm that an appointment is at the time you think it is.

verify establish the truth of something. eg He showed his driver's licence to verify his identity.
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I think they mean the same...

Regards,

ankur...forever...
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Both words are used as a request to double-check something. Use "confirm" in cases where the result is known or believed to be accurate. For example: "Please confirm that you have ten toes." Use "verify" when the result is not known in advance or when the accuracy of the result is questionable. For example: "Please verify the number of guests who will attend the reception." The difference in m

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I renew library cards by making sure the person presenting the card knows the street address associated with the account. I ask "Would you please verify your address." I'm expecting the patron to tell me their address as listed in our system. And it works more often than when I ask "Would you please confirm your address." From what's been stated above already and my interpretation, "confirm" i

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