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testify

[ tes-tuh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

testified, testifying.
  1. to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
  2. Law. to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court.
  3. to make solemn declaration.


verb (used with object)

testified, testifying.
  1. to bear witness to; affirm as fact or truth; attest.
  2. to give or afford evidence of in any manner.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. Law. to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
  4. to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.

testify

/ ˈɛɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. 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

  2. law to declare or give (evidence) under oath, esp in court
  3. whenintr, often foll by to to be evidence (of); serve as witness (to)

    the money testified to his good faith

  4. tr to declare or acknowledge openly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱپھˈپDz, noun
  • ˈٱپˌھ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٱ·پ·ھ· noun
  • ·ٱ·پ·ڲ verb (used with object) pretestified pretestifying
  • ·ٱ·پ·ڲ verb retestified retestifying
  • ܲ·ٱ·پ·ڲ·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of testify1

1350–1400; Middle English testifyen < Latin ٱپھī to bear witness, equivalent to testi ( s ) witness + -ھī -fy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of testify1

C14: from Latin ٱپھī, from testis witness
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Example Sentences

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Aimee testified, and perhaps for the first time in her life, was unable to use her words to sway an audience.

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An FBI official would testify that he tried to fire the “unkempt” Miller, but that a Mormon supervisor had protected him.

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Several members of the Menendez family who support their release had travelled to Los Angeles to testify.

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Their witnesses testify, and then the district court judge is going to issue a decision.

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They will also be able to call people to testify.

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