testify
/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/verb3 syllables
Testify means: provide evidence for.
Synonyms for testify6
What does testify mean?2
verb
1
provide evidence for“The blood test showed that he was the father”
2
give testimony in a court of law
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Testify in a sentence
- If you testify against him, we can put him behind bars for good.darinmex
- The lawyer warned his client against testifying, but he did it anyway.darinmex
- He seems to be unwilling to testify against her.CH
- He came as a witness to testify concerning that light.unknown
- She seems to be unwilling to testify against him.CH
- I am not in a position to testify.unknown
- Do you want to testify as a witness?Nylez
- Yanni was too frightened to testify against his attacker.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of testify
as a verb
- past tense
- testified
- present participle
- testifying
- third-person singular
- testifies
- past participle
- testified