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# certified

«certified» in Mova's school dictionary: **Officially shown to have passed a test or to meet a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (certified); past form of verb certify (certify, certifies, certified, certifying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Officially shown to have passed a test or to meet a standard (a certified teacher, certified organic). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#m1)

2) Officially confirmed as true (a certified copy). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#m2)

3) (informal, slang) Truly, completely (a certified legend, certified genius). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#m3)

4) Past form of certify: to state officially that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: certified copies of documents, certified first-aiders, certified organic food. In formal exam language: «the results were certified by the judges». Slang: «He's a certified legend» means he really is great.

### examples

- She is a certified first-aid trainer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#x1)
- The eggs are certified organic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#x2)
- Bring a certified copy of your birth certificate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#x3)
- The judges certified the record. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#x4)
- That goal was certified class! (slang) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#x5)
- Only certified electricians may fix the wiring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/#x6)

### note

Verb: certify, certifies, certified (y to i). Noun: certificate, certification. In the UK, old slang «certified» also meant officially declared mad; that use is unkind.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «certified» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certified/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.