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certifycertify /ˈsɚt̮əˌfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (, certified, certifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcertifyOrigin: 1300-1400 French certifier, from Late Latin certificare, from Latin certus; ➔ CERTAIN1 VERB TABLEcertify |
Present | I, you, we, they | certify | | he, she, it | certifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | certified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have certified | | he, she, it | has certified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had certified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will certify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have certified |
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Present | I | am certifying | | he, she, it | is certifying | | you, we, they | are certifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was certifying | | you, we, they | were certifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been certifying | | he, she, it | has been certifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been certifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be certifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been certifying |
1to officially state that something is correct or true: documents certifying the value of the artworkcertify (that) Her job was to certify that the election had been free and fair.certify something as something The green card shows that you are certified as a legal resident of the United States.2to give an official paper to someone which states that he or she has completed a course of training for a profession: certify somebody as something She was certified as a teacher in 1990.3old-fashioned to officially state that someone is mentally ill |