vouch for

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

vouch for (third-person singular simple present vouches for, present participle vouching for, simple past and past participle vouched for)

1. (idiomatic) To affirm the truth or reliability of.

   Let him in. I’ll vouch for his good behaviour.

Translations

affirm the truth or reliability of

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} instaan (nl) ^{(please verify)} voor (nl)
• Hungarian: kezeskedik érte (hu)
• Italian: garantire (it)
• Malayalam: ഉറപ്പുനൽകുക (uṟappunalkuka)
• Romagnol: garantìr
• Russian: руча́ться (ru) (ručátʹsja) + за
• Spanish: dar fe, avalar (es)