Word a Day
vouch
What does vouch mean?
vouch (verb): to bear witness or testify; to guarantee or sponsor.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use vouch in a sentence?
- Will he vouch for me? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce vouch?
/vaʊtʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vouch come from?
The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to vouch
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “vouch”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “vouch” mean?
to bear witness or testify; to guarantee or sponsor
Right! That's what “vouch” means.
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
Not quite: that's what bind means.
to grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award
Not quite: that's what accord means.
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
Not quite: that's what threaten means.
Learn a word like “vouch” every day
Word a Day for iPhone quizzes you on a few new words a day and brings each one back for review at growing intervals. Free, no account, no ads.
Coming soon to the App Store