# verified

Pronunciation: say "VER-i-fyd" /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of verify. — simple past and past participle of verify
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of verify. Use this form for something that was checked and confirmed in the past.
   - _Researchers verified the findings through several independent trials._
   - _The signature was verified by a handwriting expert before the contract was signed._

## Adjective

2. Capable of being confirmed as true or accurate through a process of checking.
   - Simple: Able to be checked and shown to be true.
   - _Scientists prefer verified data that other teams can independently reproduce._
   - _The committee accepted only verified figures in the final budget proposal._

## Noun

3. A user of Twitter, now X, whose identity the company has checked and confirmed.
   - Simple: On Twitter, a person whose identity has been checked and confirmed by the company.
   - _As a verified, he gained access to features ordinary users never saw._
   - _Several verifieds complained when the badge system was overhauled._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/verified (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).