certified

UK
/ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈsɜrtɪfaɪd/

Translations

certifiedverb
certified
Past Simple
certified
Past Participle
UK
/ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪd/
US
/ˈsɝː.t̬ə.faɪd/
The word 'certified' functions as the simple past and past participle form of the verb 'certify'.
The board certified the election results yesterday.
Le conseil a certifié les résultats de l’élection hier.
certifiedadjective
UK
/ˈsɜːtɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈsɜrtɪfaɪd/
The product is certified organic, ensuring it meets all the necessary agricultural standards.
Le produit est certifié biologique, ce qui garantit qu’il respecte toutes les normes agricoles nécessaires.
She is a certified yoga instructor, having completed her training last year.
Elle est une instructrice de yoga certifiée, après avoir terminé sa formation l’an dernier.
Additional translations
patentéFamilier, péjoratif; s’emploie pour insister sur un défaut ou une folie supposée.
certifyverb

certified

Past Simple

certified
Past Simple
certified
Past Participle
certifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈsɜrtəˌfaɪ/
certifierS’emploie pour une reconnaissance ou une validation officielle, notamment d’une qualification, d’une norme ou d’un produit.
The board will certify the new teachers after they complete their training.
Le conseil certifiera les nouveaux enseignants après qu’ils auront terminé leur formation.
attesterS’emploie dans un registre formel ou administratif pour confirmer officiellement un fait, un état ou l’exactitude d’une déclaration.
The accountant will certify the financial statements for the company.
Le comptable attestera les états financiers de l’entreprise.
Additional translations
déclarerPossible surtout dans des contextes écrits ou juridiques, quand il s’agit d’énoncer officiellement qu’un fait est vrai.

Definitions

certifiedverb
Simple past and past participle of certify.
The board certified the election results yesterday.
certifiedadjective
Officially recognized as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards.
She is a certified yoga instructor, having completed her training last year.
Guaranteed or assured as being true or as represented.
The product is certified organic, ensuring it meets all the necessary agricultural standards.
Informal, regarded as mentally unstable or insane.
He's a certified lunatic.
certifyverb
To officially recognize someone or something as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards.
The board will certify the new teachers after they complete their training.
To attest or confirm in a formal statement.
The accountant will certify the financial statements for the company.
To declare something to be true or accurate, especially in writing.
The doctor will certify that the patient is fit to return to work.
To officially approve or label a product, process, or service as meeting a specified standard or quality.
The coffee beans are certified organic by the agricultural board.