certificate

🇺🇸 /sərˈtɪfɪkət/ 🇬🇧 /səˈtɪfɪkət/
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noun
B2

An official paper that proves something is true.

You need a certificate to show your car is insured.

B2

An official paper showing you finished a course or passed a test.

After the class, you get a certificate to show you completed it.

verb
R

To give someone an official paper showing they finished training.

The school will certificate students who pass the final exam.

translation

n. An official paper that proves something is true.; An official paper showing you finished a course or passed a test.
v. To give someone an official paper showing they finished training.

Word Forms

Plural certificates
Perfect certificated
Past certificated
Progressive certificating
3rd Present certificates