"verifiable" meaning in English

See verifiable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vɛɹ.ɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvɛɹ.əˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ [Canada, General-American], [ˌvɛɹˈfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩] [Canada, General-American], /ˈvɛɹ.əˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈvɛɹˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩] [Canada, General-American] Audio: en-us-verifiable.ogg [California] Forms: more verifiable [comparative], most verifiable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English verify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English verifiable From verify + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|verify|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English verify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English verifiable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "verifiable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="verifiable"> From verify + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} verifiable (comparative more verifiable, superlative most verifiable)
  1. Able to be verified or confirmed. Translations (able to be verified or confirmed): проверим (proverim) (Bulgarian), verificable (Catalan), comprovable (Catalan), ověřitelný (Czech), verifikovatelný (Czech), vérifiable (French), verifizierbar (German), überprüfbar (German), ellenőrizhető (Hungarian), verificabile (Italian), comprovabile (Italian), verificable (Spanish)
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  2. Able to be qualified by a Boolean expression.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonverifiable, unverifiable, verifiableness, verifiably

Noun

IPA: /vɛɹ.ɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvɛɹ.əˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ [Canada, General-American], [ˌvɛɹˈfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩] [Canada, General-American], /ˈvɛɹ.əˌfaɪ.ə.bəl/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈvɛɹˌfaɪ.ə.bɫ̩] [Canada, General-American] Audio: en-us-verifiable.ogg [California] Forms: verifiables [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English verify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English verifiable From verify + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|verify|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English verify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English verifiable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "verifiable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="verifiable"> From verify + -able. Head templates: {{en-noun}} verifiable (plural verifiables)
  1. (logic) A statement or observation that can be verified.
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Inflected forms

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