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tes·ti·fy

(tĕs′tə-fī′)

v. test·i·fied, test·i·fy·ing, test·i·fies

v.intr.

1. To give testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body: witnesses testifying before a grand jury.

2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith.

3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness: the exhilaration of weightlessness, to which many astronauts have testified.

4. To serve as evidence: wreckage that testifies to the ferocity of the storm.

v.tr.

1. To declare publicly; make known: testifying their faith.

2. To state or affirm as testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body: testified in court that he saw the defendant.

3. To be evidence of: His frown testified his displeasure.

[Middle English testifien, from Latin testificārī : testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots + -ficārī, -fy.]

tes′ti·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

tes′ti·fi′er n.

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testify

(ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

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) law to declare or give (evidence) under oath, esp in court

3. (when: intr, 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

[C14: from Latin testificārī, from testis witness]

ˌtestifiˈcation n

ˈtestiˌfier n

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tes•ti•fy

(ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.i.

1. to bear witness; give evidence.

2. to give testimony under oath, usu. in court.

3. to make solemn declaration.

v.t.

4. to bear witness to; attest.

5. to give or afford evidence of in any manner.

6. to state or declare under oath, usu. in court.

7. to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.

[1350–1400; < Latin testificārī to bear witness =testi(s) witness + -ficārī -fy]

tes′ti•fi`er, n.

testify

Past participle: testified
Gerund: testifying

Imperative
testify
testify

Present
I testify
you testify
he/she/it testifies
we testify
you testify
they testify

Preterite
I testified
you testified
he/she/it testified
we testified
you testified
they testified

Present Continuous
I am testifying
you are testifying
he/she/it is testifying
we are testifying
you are testifying
they are testifying

Present Perfect
I have testified
you have testified
he/she/it has testified
we have testified
you have testified
they have testified

Past Continuous
I was testifying
you were testifying
he/she/it was testifying
we were testifying
you were testifying
they were testifying

Past Perfect
I had testified
you had testified
he/she/it had testified
we had testified
you had testified
they had testified

Future
I will testify
you will testify
he/she/it will testify
we will testify
you will testify
they will testify

Future Perfect
I will have testified
you will have testified
he/she/it will have testified
we will have testified
you will have testified
they will have testified

Future Continuous
I will be testifying
you will be testifying
he/she/it will be testifying
we will be testifying
you will be testifying
they will be testifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been testifying
you have been testifying
he/she/it has been testifying
we have been testifying
you have been testifying
they have been testifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been testifying
you will have been testifying
he/she/it will have been testifying
we will have been testifying
you will have been testifying
they will have been testifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been testifying
you had been testifying
he/she/it had been testifying
we had been testifying
you had been testifying
they had been testifying

Conditional
I would testify
you would testify
he/she/it would testify
we would testify
you would testify
they would testify

Past Conditional
I would have testified
you would have testified
he/she/it would have testified
we would have testified
you would have testified
they would have testified

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

testify - give testimony in a court of law

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

vouch - give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

testify - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

presume - constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

testify

verb

1. bear witness, state, swear, certify, declare, witness, assert, affirm, depose (Law), attest, corroborate, vouch, evince, give testimony, asseverate Several eye witnesses testified that they had seen the fight.
bear witness dispute, contradict, disprove, oppose, belie, gainsay (archaic or literary), controvert

2. (Law) give evidence, attest, bear witness, be a witness, give your testimony, make a deposition, depone (Scots Law) Would she be willing to testify in court?

testify to something prove, show, indicate, evidence, reveal, establish, confirm, demonstrate, bear out, substantiate, bespeak, corroborate, attest to, bear witness to, give proof of Excavations testify to the presence of cultivated inhabitants.

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testify

verb

1. To give evidence or testimony under oath:

2. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine:

3. To assure the certainty or validity of.Also used with to:

attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, validate, verify, warrant.

4. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of:

Translations

يَشْهَد علىيَشْهَد في المَحْكَمَه

dosvědčitprokázatsvědčit

bevidne

todistaa

svjedočiti

tanúskodik

bera vitnistaîfesta, votta

duoti parodymusliudytipaliudyti

apliecinātdot liecībuliecināt

svedčiť

pričati

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testify

[ˈtɛstɪfaɪ] vi

(LAW) [witness] → témoigner
to testify against sb → témoigner contre qn
to testify that ... [witness] → déclarer que ...
to testify to sth [witness] → attester qch

(= be evidence of) to testify to sth → témoigner de qch

testify

vt to testify that … (Jur) → bezeugen, dass …

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testify

(ˈtestifai) verb

1. to give evidence, especially in a law court. He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.

2. to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so. I will testify to her kindness.

testify

v. declarar, testificar.