vouch

English

Etymology

From Old French voucher, from Latin vocō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊtʃ

Verb

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

1. To take responsibility for; to express confidence in; to witness; to obtest.
2. To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
3. To back; to support; to confirm.
4. To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title.
5. To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.
6. To assert; to aver; to declare.

Translations

to take responsibility for; to express confidence in; to witness; to obtest

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 担保 (cmn) (dānbǎo)

• Polish: ręczyć, odpowiadać

to warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch

• Russian: ручаться (ru) (ručatʹsja)

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: гарантирати (sh) (garantirati), јамчити (sh) (jamčiti), гарантовати (sh) (garantovati), јемчити (sh) (jemčiti)

  Roman: garantirati (sh), jamčiti (sh), garantovati (sh), jemčiti (sh)

to back; to support; to confirm; to establish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保证 (cmn) (bǎozhèng)

• French: entériner (fr)
• Russian: подтверждать (ru) (podtverždatʹ)

to call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title

• Russian: вызывать в суд (ru) (sud)

to bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 出庭作证 (cmn) (chūtíng zuò zhèng), 作证 (cmn) (zuò zhèng)

• Russian: давать показания (ru) (pokazanija)

to assert; to aver; to declare

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 断定 (cmn) (duàndìng)

• French: attester (fr)

Noun

vouch (plural vouches)

1. Warrant; attestation.