testify
to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
Law. to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.
to make solemn declaration.
to bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.
to give or afford evidence of in any manner.
Law. to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.
Origin of testify
1Other words for testify
Other words from testify
- tes·ti·fi·er, noun
- pre·tes·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·tes·ti·fied, pre·tes·ti·fy·ing.
- re·tes·ti·fy, verb, re·tes·ti·fied, re·tes·ti·fy·ing.
- un·tes·ti·fy·ing, adjective
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How to use testify in a sentence
He said the then- secretary testified to a House committee that, in 2017, DHS had prevented 3,755 KSTs from traveling to or entering the US, even though the real number was no more than three.
Coming out still takes courage, as many a teenager can testify.
Singer, who has also pleaded guilty, was expected to testify against them if they had gone to trial.
Lori Loughlin gets two months in prison after judge accepts plea deal in college bribery scandal | radmarya | August 21, 2020 | FortuneThis will be the first time that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest individual, will be testifying before Congress.
Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook set to preview antitrust defenses before Congress | Greg Sterling | July 28, 2020 | Search Engine LandUnder the reigning interpretation of American antitrust law, the executives who testify this week have little to fear from lawmakers or regulators.
Dean Sybil Todd passed away from pancreatic cancer before she could testify.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, he barely pushed the jurors to charge the cop and allowed the unprecedented step of letting the officer testify.
Prosecutor Used Grand Jury to Let Darren Wilson Walk | Tom Nolan | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lady who Goldberg is referring to is Barbara Bowman, one of the victims who agreed to testify in the 2006 case.
“We were looking at 10 men with rifles, and then the beating began,” the survivor would later testify.
He became determined to locate other victims who would testify to abuses that could put Lebovits behind bars.
For her to testify that she did not love—and had never loved Jean Baptiste, he knew would be a deliberate falsehood.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxAnd then today—yesterday you reached your climax by having me go on the stand and testify to a greater lie!
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxAnd how would the general confederation testify to a glorious work of reformation!
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamNor was Africa then, without the evidence of industry, as history will testify.
Growers of Havana tobacco in the Connecticut valley can testify to this, and especially to the increased size of the plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for testify
/ (ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ) /
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to state (something) formally as a declaration of fact: I testify that I know nothing about him
law to declare or give (evidence) under oath, esp in court
(when intr, often foll by to) to be evidence (of); serve as witness (to): the money testified to his good faith
(tr) to declare or acknowledge openly
Origin of testify
1Derived forms of testify
- testification, noun
- testifier, noun
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