testify
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/
testify (ambitransitive)
- To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
- 2014, Ruzwana Bashir, "The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim ↗", The Guardian, 29 August 2014:
- It was only after a decade away from Skipton that I was finally able to garner the courage to return and testify against my abuser.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Numbers 35:30 ↗:
- One witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
- 2014, Ruzwana Bashir, "The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim ↗", The Guardian, 29 August 2014:
- To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, John 3:11 ↗:
- We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
- French: témoigner, attester
- German: bezeugen
- Portuguese: declarar, testemunhar
- Russian: свиде́тельствовать
- Spanish: testificar
- Portuguese: atestar
- Russian: свиде́тельствовать
- Spanish: atestiguar, aseverar
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