how to pronounce certify

/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/

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certify is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of certify in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… years to certify a piece of land we can …”

meanings of certify

verb:

To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
To authenticate or verify in writing.
To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.

certify frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word certify occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics certify can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that certify can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;

4) people, society, and culture;