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testify
[tes-tuh-fahy]
verb (used without object)
to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
Law., to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.
to make solemn declaration.
verb (used with object)
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.
testify
/ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ /
verb
(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
to be evidence (of); serve as witness (to)
the money testified to his good faith
(tr) to declare or acknowledge openly
Other Word Forms
- testifier noun
- pretestify verb (used with object)
- retestify verb
- untestifying adjective
- testification noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of testify1
Example Sentences
Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in jail after refusing to testify to a panel probing financial corruption and cronyism under his presidency.
Michael Ross did not testify in court and has never been heard explaining his actions and events, including when he was under suspicion as a 15-year-old boy, throughout the trial and its aftermath.
Further complicating matters: The attorney general has testified before the Supreme Court that she was closely overseeing Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi’s probe.
The responses and requests to testify at the hearing have been so great that the hearing had to be moved to Dec. 3-5 from Nov. 17.
Most players who worked with me, from my humble beginnings in the lower divisions to the Premier League, will testify of my determination for my teams to be completely structured, with or without the ball.
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