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vouch
vouch V0149400 (vouch)v. vouched, vouch·ing, vouch·es v.intr.1. To give personal assurances or a guarantee: vouch for an old friend's trustworthiness.2. To constitute supporting evidence; give substantiation: a candidate whose strong record vouches for her ability.v.tr. Archaic 1. To substantiate by supplying evidence; prove: "When any particular matter of fact is vouched by the concurrent testimony of unsuspected witnesses, there our assent is also unavoidable" (John Locke).2. Law To summon (someone) as a witness to give warranty of title.3. To refer to (an authority, for example) in support or corroboration; cite.4. To assert; declare.n. Obsolete A declaration of opinion; an assertion. [Middle English vouchen, to summon to court, warrant, from Anglo-Norman voucher, probably from Vulgar Latin *voticāre, alteration of Latin vocitāre, frequentative of vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]vouch (vaʊtʃ) vb1. (usually foll by: for) to give personal assurance; guarantee: I'll vouch for his safety. 2. (when: tr, usually takes a clause as object; when intr, usually foll by for) to furnish supporting evidence (for) or function as proof (of)3. (Law) (tr) English legal history to summon (a person who had warranted title to land) to defend that title or give up land of equal value4. (tr) archaic to cite (authors, principles, etc) in support of something5. (tr) obsolete to assertnobsolete the act of vouching; assertion or allegation[C14: from Old French vocher to summon, ultimately from Latin vocāre to call]vouch (vaʊtʃ) v.i. 1. to provide proof, supporting evidence, or assurance (usu. fol. by for): to vouch for someone's integrity. 2. to give a guarantee or act as surety or sponsor; take responsibility (usu. fol. by for). v.t. 3. to sustain or uphold by or as if by practical proof or demonstration. 4. to cite (an authority, fact, etc.) in support or justification. 5. (formerly) to call or summon into court to make good a warranty of title. 6. Archaic. a. to attest or warrant. b. to support or authenticate with vouchers. c. to declare; assert. n. Obs. 7. an act of vouching; assertion or attestation. [1275–1325; < Middle French vo(u)cher, Old French avochier < Latin advocāre; see advocate] vouch Past participle: vouched Gerund: vouching
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I vouch | you vouch | he/she/it vouches | we vouch | you vouch | they vouch |
Preterite |
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I vouched | you vouched | he/she/it vouched | we vouched | you vouched | they vouched |
Present Continuous |
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I am vouching | you are vouching | he/she/it is vouching | we are vouching | you are vouching | they are vouching |
Present Perfect |
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I have vouched | you have vouched | he/she/it has vouched | we have vouched | you have vouched | they have vouched |
Past Continuous |
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I was vouching | you were vouching | he/she/it was vouching | we were vouching | you were vouching | they were vouching |
Past Perfect |
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I had vouched | you had vouched | he/she/it had vouched | we had vouched | you had vouched | they had vouched |
Future |
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I will vouch | you will vouch | he/she/it will vouch | we will vouch | you will vouch | they will vouch |
Future Perfect |
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I will have vouched | you will have vouched | he/she/it will have vouched | we will have vouched | you will have vouched | they will have vouched |
Future Continuous |
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I will be vouching | you will be vouching | he/she/it will be vouching | we will be vouching | you will be vouching | they will be vouching |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been vouching | you have been vouching | he/she/it has been vouching | we have been vouching | you have been vouching | they have been vouching |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been vouching | you will have been vouching | he/she/it will have been vouching | we will have been vouching | you will have been vouching | they will have been vouching |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been vouching | you had been vouching | he/she/it had been vouching | we had been vouching | you had been vouching | they had been vouching |
Conditional |
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I would vouch | you would vouch | he/she/it would vouch | we would vouch | you would vouch | they would vouch |
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I would have vouched | you would have vouched | he/she/it would have vouched | we would have vouched | you would have vouched | they would have vouched | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | vouch - give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"take the stand, testify, bear witness, attest - give testimony in a court of law | | 2. | vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"guaranteepledge, plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing securityassure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"secure - assure payment of | | 3. | vouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a titlesummon, summons, cite - call in an official matter, such as to attend court | | 4. | vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" |
vouchverbTo confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine.Also used with for:attest, certify, testify, witness.Idiom: bear witness to.Translationsvouch (vautʃ) verb1. to say that one is sure that something is fact or truth. Will you vouch for the truth of the statement? 保證 保证,证明 2. to guarantee the honesty etc of (a person). My friends will vouch for me. 擔保 担保ˈvoucher noun a piece of paper which confirms that a sum of money has been, or will be, paid. a sales voucher. 憑證,單據 凭单,收据 vouch
vouch for (someone or something)1. To state one's personal confidence in someone or something as reliable, effective, etc.; to personally guarantee someone or something. I can't believe you fell asleep on the job even after I vouched for you! I drove one of these for 20 years, so I can definitely vouch for its dependability.2. To act as evidence supporting something. Your long list of published works certainly vouches for your expertise in the field.See also: vouchvouch for someone or somethingto support or back someone or something; to endorse someone or something. I can vouch for Tom. Irene will vouch for my honesty.See also: vouchvouch forv.1. To give personal assurances of something or someone; give a guarantee of something or someone: I can't vouch for that company's reliability because I've never dealt with them.2. To constitute supporting evidence for something; give substantiation for something: The candidate's strong record vouches for her ability.See also: vouchEncyclopediaSeevouchervouch
vouch to cite by reference to precedents, statutes or books of authority.FinancialSeeVouchingvouch
Synonyms for vouchverb to confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuineSynonyms- attest
- certify
- testify
- witness
Synonyms for vouchverb give personal assuranceRelated Words- take the stand
- testify
- bear witness
- attest
verb give surety or assume responsibilitySynonymsRelated Words- pledge
- plight
- bail
- assure
- ensure
- guarantee
- insure
- secure
- stipulate
verb summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a titleRelated Wordsverb give supporting evidenceRelated Words- affirm
- confirm
- corroborate
- substantiate
- support
- sustain
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