testify

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.

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

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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.

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testify

Past participle: testified
Gerund: testifying

Imperative

testify

testify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	testify - give testimony in a court of law   take the stand, bear witness, attest 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?"
	2.	testify - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" bear witness, evidence, prove, show 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" abduce, adduce, cite - advance evidence for

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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:

attest, swear, witness.

Law: depone, depose.

Idioms: bear witness, take the stand.

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

attest, certify, vouch (for), witness.

Idiom: bear witness to.

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:

argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, point to, witness.

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Translations

يَشْهَد علىيَشْهَد في المَحْكَمَه

dosvědčitprokázatsvědčit

bevidne

aussagenbezeugen

καταθέτω

atestiguardeclarartestificaratestar

todistaa

attestertémoignerdémontrer

svjedočiti

tanúskodik

bera vitnistaîfesta, votta

testimoniareattestareattestatibenservitopranzo in onore

duoti parodymusliudytipaliudyti

apliecinātdot liecībuliecināt

bevitnevitne

atestar

svedčiť

pričati

doğrulamaktanıklık/şahitlik etmek

作证证明

testify

[ˈtestɪfaɪ]

A. VI

1. (Jur) → prestar declaración, declarar

2. to testify to sth (Jur) → declarar algo, testificar algo; (= be sign of) → atestiguar algo, dar fe de algo

B. VT → declarar, testificar
to testify that → declarar or testificar que ...

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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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

testify

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

vi (Jur) → eine Zeugenaussage machen, aussagen; to testify against/for somebody → gegen/für jdn aussagen; to testify to something (= speak for) → etw bezeugen (also Jur); (= be sign of) to sincerity, efforts etc → von etw zeugen, ein Zeichen für etw sein

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testify

[ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ] vi (Law) → testimoniare, deporre
to testify in favour (Brit) or favor (Am) of/against sb → testimoniare a favore di/contro qn
to testify to sth (Law) → testimoniare qc (prove) → comprovare or dimostrare qc (be sign of) → essere una prova di qc

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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. getuig يَشْهَد في المَحْكَمَه свидетелствам testemunhar svědčit aussagen afgive vidneudsagn καταθέτωdeclarar, atestiguar tunnistama شهادت دادن todistaa témoigner לְהָעִיד साक्षी हो svjedočiti tanúskodik memberi kesaksian bera vitni testimoniare 証言する 증언하다 (pa)liudyti, duoti parodymus liecināt; dot liecību memberikan keterangan getuigenvitne zeznawać testemunhar a depune mărturie (pentru) давать показания svedčiť, vypovedať pričati svedočiti vittna ให้การเป็นพยาน tanıklık/şahitlik etmek 作證 давати показання, свідчити شہادت دينا، گواہي دينا chứng tỏ, chứng thực 作证

2. to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so. I will testify to her kindness. getuig, beaam يَشْهَد على потвърждавам testemunhar prokázat, dosvědčit bezeugen bevidne βεβαιώνω, μαρτυρώ, αποδεικνύω dar fe kinnitama گواهی دادن todistaa attester לְהָעִיד प्रमाण होना, साक्षी होना dokazati, posvjedočiti bizonyít, tanúsít membuktikan staðfesta, votta esprimere, attestare 証明する 입증하다 patvirtinti, paliudyti apliecināt memberikan keterangan utk menunjukkan getuigen vanbevitne, bekrefte zaświadczać, dawać świadectwo testemunhar a atesta свидетельствовать potvrdiť, dosvedčiť izpričati svedočiti intyga ให้การยืนยัน doğrulamak 證明 свідчити تصديق کرنا làm chứng 证明

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testify

v. declarar, testificar.

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