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# certify

«certify» in Mova's school dictionary: **To say officially, often in writing, that something is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (certify, certifies, certified, certifying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To say officially, often in writing, that something is true or correct: «The doctor certified that he was ill.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#m1)

2) To give someone an official paper showing they have trained and passed: «She was certified as a lifeguard.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#m2)

3) To officially say that something meets a standard: «certified organic». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday and adult life, certificates are official papers: birth certificates, swimming certificates, exam results. A «certified» teacher, nurse or electrician has proven training. In law, a doctor can certify a death or illness. Noun: certification, certificate.

### examples

- The swimming coach will certify that you can swim 25 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x1)
- The eggs are certified free-range. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x2)
- My aunt is a certified first-aid trainer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x3)
- The doctor certified that I needed a week off school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x4)
- The judges certified the new world record. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x5)
- A teacher must certify that this is your own work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x6)
- All the doctors could certify to that and they all put their names to this and appended their seals, and then they had done all they could. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/certify/#x7)

### note

y changes to i: certifies, certified. Formal word. Related: certain, certificate. Do not confuse with «certificate» (the paper) and «certify» (the action).

### Trees and pragmatics

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