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title: verified — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «verified» in the school dictionary: Checked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# verified

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**Who acts:** verified account online, person, I, my, lab, scientist · **What happens:** check, show, be, verify, confirm, belong · **To what, where:** answer, person, numbers, results, blue tick, account · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«verified» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [verified in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/verified.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Checked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:m1:1
# text = Checked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified.
1	Checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** *speech: disagree* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **verify** | past · passive |  | the answer |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Officially confirmed as real, like a verified account online that really belongs to the person it says.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:m2:1
# text = Officially confirmed as real, like a verified account online that really belongs to the person it says.
1	Officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	verified	verified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	online	online	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as real; like a verified account online; officially *property* | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **belong** | present | a verified account online |  |  |  |  | to the person | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | person | the person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent person=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I verified my answer by adding the numbers again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x1:1
# text = I verified my answer by adding the numbers again.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	verified	verify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | past | I | my answer |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot answer=Topic |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | I *not said here* | the numbers |  |  | again |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |
| 3 | **answer** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist's results were verified by another lab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x2:1
# text = The scientist's results were verified by another lab.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | past · passive | another lab | the scientist's results |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Topic |
| 2 | **result** |  | the scientist |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The account has a blue tick, so it is verified.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x3:1
# text = The account has a blue tick, so it is verified.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tick	tick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the account | a blue tick |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tick=Patient |
| 2 | **verify** | present · passive |  | account |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story could not be verified, so the newspaper did not print it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x4:1
# text = The story could not be verified, so the newspaper did not print it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	print	print	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **verify** | could · passive |  | the story |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **print** | past · do-support | the newspaper | story |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) Once the total has been verified, record it in the table.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x5:1
# text = (formal) Once the total has been verified, record it in the table.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	record	record	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | present · perfect · passive |  | the total |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **record** | infinitive |  | total |  | the table |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in table=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She verified the address before posting the parcel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x6:1
# text = She verified the address before posting the parcel.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	verified	verify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	posting	post	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parcel	parcel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | past | She | the address |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot address=Topic |
| 2 | **post** | gerund | She *not said here* | the parcel |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Even a verified account can share a mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x7:1
# text = Even a verified account can share a mistake.
1	Even	even	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	verified	verify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **share** | can | a verified account | a mistake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The silence of the little boy verified the old man's recollection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:verified:x8:1
# text = The silence of the little boy verified the old man's recollection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	verified	verify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	recollection	recollection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **verify** | past | the silence of the little boy | the old man's recollection |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot recollection=Topic |
| 2 | **silence** |  |  | the little boy |  |  |  |  | nom silence «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **recollect** |  | the old man |  |  |  |  |  | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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