vouch for

phrasal verb

vouched for; vouching for; vouches for
: to say that (someone or something) is honest, true, or good
I can vouch for the authenticity of the document.
We'll vouch for him. He's a good guy.

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Professors Renzo Bianchi from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Irvan Sam Schonfeld from City University of New York vouch for retiring the term and instead viewing it as a subset of depressive symptoms. Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Anderson noted Trump has made vague comments about legal pathways, such as his suggestion that some agricultural and hotel workers could leave the country and return if their employers vouched for them. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 19 June 2025 If somebody vouched for you or gave you the co-sign, that was good enough. Essence, 18 June 2025 The matter was resolved only when the ship’s first officer, who was a citizen of Baltimore, vouched for him. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vouch for

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“Vouch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vouch%20for. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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