testify (verb)
11testify — UK [ˈtestɪfaɪ] / US [ˈtestɪˌfaɪ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms testify : present tense I/you/we/they testify he/she/it testifies present participle testifying past tense testified past participle testified 1) to make a statement about …
12testify — [c]/ˈtɛstəfaɪ / (say testuhfuy) verb (testified, testifying) –verb (i) 1. to bear witness; give or afford evidence. 2. to make solemn declaration. 3. Law to give testimony under oath or solemn affirmation, usually in court. –verb (t) 4. to bear… …
13testify — tes|ti|fy [ testı,faı ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to make a statement about something you saw, know, or experienced, usually in a court of law: testify for/against someone: Several key witnesses have agreed to testify against Edwards.… …
14testify to sth — UK US testify to sth Phrasal Verb with testify({{}}/ˈtestɪfaɪ/ verb [I or T] ► to show or prove that something exists or is true: »This excellent set of results testifies to the company s strength in the market …
15testify — [[t]te̱stɪfaɪ[/t]] testifies, testifying, testified 1) VERB When someone testifies in a court of law, they give a statement of what they saw someone do or what they know of a situation, after having promised to tell the truth. [V that] Several… …
16testify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. affirm, declare, state, depose, swear, avow, witness. See evidence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To demonstrate] Syn. indicate, show, make evident; see prove . 2. [To bear witness] Syn. affirm, give… …
17testify — [ˈtestɪˌfaɪ] verb [I/T] to make a formal statement in a court of law about something that you saw, know, or experienced …
18depose — de·pose /di pōz/ vb de·posed, de·pos·ing vt 1: to testify to under oath or by sworn affidavit 2: to take testimony from esp. by deposition plaintiffs...were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants National Law Journal compare …
19bear witness — verb 1. provide evidence for (Freq. 1) The blood test showed that he was the father Her behavior testified to her incompetence • Syn: ↑testify, ↑prove, ↑evidence, ↑show • …
20Testimony — Testify redirects here. For other uses, see Testify (disambiguation) and Testimony (disambiguation) …
