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1. (v.i.) testify
to bear witness; give evidence.
2. testify
to give testimony under oath, usu. in court.
3. testify
to make solemn declaration.
4. (v.t.) testify
to bear witness to; attest.
5. testify
to give or afford evidence of in any manner.
6. testify
to state or declare under oath, usu. in court.
7. testify
to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L testificārī to bear witness =testi(s) witness +-ficārī -fy)
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| Definition of 'testify' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
give testimony in a court of law
2. (verb) testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
provide evidence for
"The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
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1. (verb) testify
to give evidence in a court of law
Will you testify against him?; He testified that they had offered him a bribe.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) testify
in a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance
2. (verb) testify
to make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them
3. (verb) testify
to make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal
4. (verb) testify
to declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; -- with against
5. (verb) testify
to bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny
6. (verb) testify
to affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact
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Sense: to give evidence, especially in a law court
He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.
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 Afrikaans: getuig |
 Arabic: يَشْهَد في المَحْكَمَه |
 Bulgarian: свидетелствам |
 Brazilian: testemunhar |
 Czech: svědčit |
 German: aussagen |
 Danish: afgive vidneudsagn |
 Greek: καταθέτω (σε δίκη) |
 Spanish: declarar, atestiguar |
 Estonian: tunnistama |
 Farsi: شهادت دادن |
 Finnish: todistaa |
 French: témoigner |
 Hebrew: לְהָעִיד |
 Hindi: साक्षी हो |
 Croatian: svjedočiti |
 Hungarian: tanúskodik |
 Indonesian: memberi kesaksian |
 Icelandic: bera vitni |
 Italian: testimoniare |
 Japanese: 証言する |
 Korean: 증언하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)liudyti, duoti parody |
 Latvian: liecināt; dot liecību |
 Malay: memberikan keterangan |
 Dutch: getuigen |
 Norwegian: vitne |
 Polish: zeznawać |
 Portuguese: testemunhar |
 Romanian: a depune mărturie (pentru |
 Russian: давать показания |
 Slovak: svedčiť, vypovedať |
 Slovenian: pričati |
 Serbian: svedočiti |
 Swedish: vittna |
 Thai: ให้การเป็นพยาน |
 Turkish: tanıklık/şahitlik etmek |
 Taiwanese: 作證 |
 Ukrainian: давати показання, свідчит |
 Urdu: شہادت دينا، گواہي دينا |
 Vietnamese: chứng tỏ, chứng thực |
 Chinese: 作证 |
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