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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
- testification noun
- testifier noun
- pretestify verb (used with object)
- retestify verb
- untestifying adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of testify1
Example Sentences
“Despite local families and activists getting there first, nine anti-trans folks testified first,” she noted.
Bovino testified that merely touching an agent “could be assault depending on the situation. Spitting on someone could be assault.”
He testified that he had fled his native Cuba in 2024 after protesting against the government, for which he was jailed, surveilled and persecuted.
He has been testifying as a defendant in his trial since last December while Israel has been at war, and hasn’t been convicted.
Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in jail after refusing to testify to a panel probing financial corruption and cronyism under his presidency.
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