(v. t.) To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
(v. t.) To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.
(v. t.) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.
(v. i.) To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
(v. i.) To assert; to aver; to declare.
(n.) Warrant; attestation.
Example Sentences:
(1) Macfarlane said he did not leak the contents of last week’s cabinet meeting - but he appeared to vouch for the veracity of the reported divisions when he added: “There has certainly been some very accurate statements made in newspapers in relation to the discussions that were had in cabinet.” The foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, said the leak “absolutely did not come from me” and although it was not the first cabinet in Australian history to have had leaks “this was particularly disappointing because it went into such detail”.
(2) One rally in Chicago was cancelled after thousands of demonstrators surrounded the venue and the secret service could no longer vouch for the candidate’s safety.
(3) For the next two years, Khakrezwal said, he and other commanders would vouch for their men and send them to Ahmed Wali, who would supply them to the Kandahar Strike Force, a paramilitary unit working in tandem with the CIA.
(4) I can vouch for the importance of that since I still have my own dog-eared copy of the original paperback edition of Look Back in Anger.
(5) If they can’t, they’ll continue to grow in capacity.” For years, US military leaders publicly vouched for the performance and integrity of the Iraqi security forces they nurtured, trained and equipped.
(6) Later that year, Congress passed the Protected National Security Documents Act, to suppress any Bush-era photographs of detainees in military custody unless the defense secretary could vouch that their release would have minimal consequences for US troops.
(7) "I can't vouch for how much so, but as I never met Larry I only know Lana, who is, to me, very much a woman."
(8) Talese does note in the book that “I cannot vouch for every detail that he recounts in his manuscript”.
(9) To his credit, Talese described Foos as an “inaccurate and unreliable narrator” and admitted: “I cannot vouch for every detail that he recounts in his manuscript.” But this was all the more reason to pin Foos down on his deceptions.
(10) "I can certainly vouch for the accuracy of the material in the departmental video; I can't say the same for Mr Albanese's presentation," Mrdak told the rural and regional affairs and transport committee.
(11) "[Peppiatt] refers to a Kelly Brook story – in fact he approached and offered the newspaper that story, vouched for its accuracy, and then asked for and received an extra freelance fee for doing so," the statement said.
(12) Without anyone to vouch for her, she went to 10 different schools where she was told her she could not be enrolled without a guardian’s consent, before the 11th agreed.
(13) Trump dossier: intelligence sources vouch for credibility of report's author Read more What is the origin of the Russian dossier?
(14) Wolf answers: "Like many charities, we have donors who wish to remain anonymous", but she is happy to vouch that the organisation has never received cash from "profit-making schools companies".
(15) I can only vouch for the R&R to be found in its calm, otherworldly landscape.
(16) His sister and her boyfriend vouched for his alibi.
(17) It claims to offer 99 Oregon beers on tap and, though I can’t personally vouch for all, the Ancestry Golden was light, the Yachats was smooth, the Block 15 was malty and the Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout was a creamy, energising shot of success.
(18) It is in the club’s culture.” Jesse Lingard can vouch for that.
(19) I cannot vouch or ‘shill’ enough when it comes to the true freedom of expression Reddit offers.” But there’s a chance that the admin team may, in the words of Strudelle, another SRS moderator, “show some leadership” – especially since Reddit, unlike many hot tech firms, is not fully independent.
(20) And the answer to that lies in the credibility of its apparent author, the ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele , the quality of the sources he has, and the quality of the people who were prepared to vouch for him.
Witness
Definition:
(v. i.) Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.
(v. i.) That which furnishes evidence or proof.
(v. i.) One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
(v. i.) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.
(v. i.) One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
(v. t.) To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
(v. t.) To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
(v. t.) To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
(v. i.) To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a poll before the debate, 48% predicted that Merkel, who will become Europe's longest serving leader if re-elected on 22 September, would emerge as the winner of the US-style debate, while 26% favoured Steinbruck, a former finance minister who is known for his quick-wit and rhetorical skills, but sometimes comes across as arrogant.
(2) We are already witnessing a wholly understandable uprising of protest.
(3) Among the guests invited to witness the flypast were six second world war RAF pilots, dubbed the “few” by the wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill.
(4) Maguire's colleagues rushed to her side, some administering first aid while others held her attacker, witnesses said.
(5) That’s when you heard the ‘boom’.” Teto Wilson also claimed to have witnessed the shooting, posting on Facebook on Sunday morning that he and some friends had been at the Elk lodge, outside which the shooting took place.
(6) Any party or witness is entitled to use Welsh in any magistrates court in Wales without prior notice.
(7) Solzhenitsyn was acknowledged as a "truth-teller" and a witness to the cruelties of Stalinism of unusual power and eloquence.
(8) Unfortunately, under the Faustian pact we have witnessed a double whammy: fiscal policy being used to reduce government spending when the economy is already depressed.
(9) John Carver witnessed signs of much-needed improvement from the visitors in a purposeful spell either side of the interval but it was not enough to prevent a fifth successive Premier League defeat.
(10) Two officers who witnessed the shooting of unarmed 43-year-old Samuel DuBose in Cincinnati will not face criminal charges, despite seemingly corroborating a false claim that DuBose’s vehicle dragged officer Ray Tensing before he was fatally shot.
(11) He could be the target of more punishing wit, as when Michael Foot, noting a tendency to be tougher abroad than at home, called him "a belligerent Bertie Wooster without even a Jeeves to restrain him."
(12) Thanks to the groundbreaking technology and heavy investment of a new breed of entertainment retailers offering access services, we are witnessing a revolution in the entertainment industry, benefitting consumers, creators and content owners alike.” ERA acts as a forum for the physical and digital retail sectors of music, and represents over 90% of the of the UK’s entertainment retail market.
(13) The observed complications were post-labor hemorrhage (3.1%), polysystolia (4.1%) and vomiting (5.2%), without significant difference with the witness group.
(14) At one, in the Gun and Dog pub in Leeds on Tuesday, a witness described how the meeting descended into chaos when one of the rebels smashed a glass and threatened to attack Griffin supporter Mark Collett.
(15) My mother told me not to cry.” He has since witnessed the transformation of Hagere Selam.
(16) Imagine witnessing a game of bridge being played in the Cabinet War Rooms in the year 2072 AD.
(17) The contrast between the two plans is best witnessed from the small park between the Trade Centre and the 1930s National Assembly, one of the few survivors of the earthquake.
(18) Results indicate that 75% of the participating boys and 10% of participating girls had witnessed the shooting, stabbing, robbing, or killing of another person in their own lives.
(19) FWA chairman Andy Dunn said: "Those members who have been fortunate enough to be working at a match involving Luis Suárez have witnessed an astonishing talent first-hand.
(20) The main pregnancy resolution was vaginal via; only 6.3% of the study group subjected cesarean section against 10.3% of the witness group and the most frecuent indication was stationary dilation (1 and 8 cases respectively).