vouch+for

  • 21vouch — ► VERB (vouch for) 1) assert or confirm the truth or accuracy of. 2) confirm the identity or good character of. ORIGIN Old French voucher summon , from Latin vocare to call …

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  • 22vouch — /vaʊtʃ / (say vowch) verb (t) 1. to warrant; attest; confirm. 2. to sustain or uphold by some practical proof or demonstration, or as such proof does. 3. to affirm or declare as with warrant; vouch for. 4. to adduce or quote in support, as… …

  • 23vouch — avouch, avow, vouch Avouch, meaning ‘to assure, guarantee, acknowledge’ and overlapping with avow, can be found in the Bible (AV), Spenser, Marlowe, Milton, Byron, and Thackeray, but despite these fine credentials is no longer in general use.… …

    Modern English usage

  • 24vouch — v. (d; intr.) to vouch for (I can vouch for the truth of her statement) * * * [vaʊtʃ] (d; intr.) to vouch for (I can vouch for the truth of her statement) …

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  • 25vouch — v 1.Usu. vouch for endorse, support, back up, stand behind or by; sponsor, countersign, witness, sign for, answer for, subscribe, undersign, co sign. 2.Often vouch for guarantee, ensure, secure, Finance. bond, Law. mortgage; insure, indemnify,… …

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  • 26vouch — v. 1 intr. (foll. by for) answer for, be surety for (will vouch for the truth of this; can vouch for him; could not vouch for his honesty). 2 tr. archaic cite as an authority. 3 tr. archaic confirm or uphold (a statement) by evidence or assertion …

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  • 27vouch — verb vouch for sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to say that you believe that someone will behave well and that you will be responsible for their behaviour, actions etc: I can vouch for my son, officer. 2 to say that you firmly believe that something is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28vouch — /vowch/, v.i. 1. to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually fol. by for): Her record in office vouches for her integrity. 2. to attest; guarantee; certify (usually fol. by for): to vouch for someone in a business transaction. v.t …

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  • 29vouch — UK [vaʊtʃ] / US verb Word forms vouch : present tense I/you/we/they vouch he/she/it vouches present participle vouching past tense vouched past participle vouched Phrasal verbs: vouch for …

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  • 30vouch — [vaʊtʃ] verb vouch for sb vouch for sth …

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