# certified

Pronunciation: say "SUR-ti-fyd" US /ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪd/, UK /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪd/

## Adjective

1. Of a product, service, organization, or person: checked and formally confirmed, usually with a certificate, as meeting a required standard or qualification.
   - Simple: Officially checked and approved as meeting a required standard, often shown by a certificate.
   - _She became a certified yoga instructor after two years of training._
   - _The hospital buys its equipment only from certified manufacturers._
3. Confirmed in writing to be genuine or accurate.
   - Simple: Shown in writing to be real or correct.
   - _The lawyer attached certified copies of the deed to the court filing._
   - _Only a certified transcript of the hearing may be submitted with the appeal._
4. Used to stress that someone or something clearly deserves a particular description, as though an official body had confirmed it.
   - Simple: Used to say someone or something clearly is a certain thing, as if it were official.
   - _The movie bombed at the box office, but twenty years later it's a certified cult classic._
   - _Anyone who can turn that roster into a championship team is a certified genius._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of certify. — simple past and past participle of certify
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of certify. Use it for something done earlier, or after words like has or was.
   - _The county clerk certified the election results on Friday afternoon._
   - _All of our instructors have been certified by the national lifeguard association._

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