Testify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give testimony in a court of law

provide evidence for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛstɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛstɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

The blood test showed that he was the father
Her behavior testified to her incompetence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bear witness attest evidence show prove take the stand

Parts of Speech

verb	give testimony in a court of law
verb	provide evidence for “The blood test showed that he was the father”

Word Forms

testimony	noun	something that serves as evidence
testifier	noun	a person who testifies or gives a deposition
attestation	noun	the action of bearing witness
attestant	noun	(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
evidence	noun	an indication that makes something evident

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bezeugen

vor Gericht aussagen

🇫🇷French

témoigner

témoigner devant un tribunal

🇪🇸Spanish

testificar

dar testimonio en un tribunal de justicia

🇮🇹Italian

testimoniare

testimoniare in tribunale

🇳🇱Dutch

getuigen

een getuigenis afleggen in een rechtbank

🇵🇹Portuguese

testemunhar

prestar depoimento em um tribunal

🇷🇺Russian

свидетельствовать

давать показания в суде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गवाही देना

किसी अदालत में गवाही देना

🇧🇩Bengali

সাক্ষ্য দেওয়া

আইনের আদালতে সাক্ষ্য দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

சாட்சியம்

நீதிமன்றத்தில் சாட்சியம் அளிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాక్ష్యం చెప్పండి

న్యాయస్థానంలో సాక్ష్యం ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

साक्ष देणे

कायद्याच्या न्यायालयात साक्ष द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

જુબાની આપો

કાયદાની અદાલતમાં જુબાની આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ಹೇಳು

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

ഒരു കോടതിയിൽ സാക്ഷ്യം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਵਾਹੀ

ਕਨੂੰਨ ਦੀ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਵਾਹੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

گواہی دینا

عدالت میں گواہی دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

作证

出庭作证

🇯🇵Japanese

証言する

法廷で証言する

🇰🇷Korean

증언하다

법정에서 증언하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm chứng

đưa ra lời khai trước tòa án

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นพยาน

ให้การเป็นพยานในศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersaksi

memberikan kesaksian di pengadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

magpatotoo

magbigay ng patotoo sa korte ng batas

🇲🇾Malay

memberi keterangan

memberi keterangan di mahkamah undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يشهد

الإدلاء بشهادته في المحكمة

🇮🇷Persian

شهادت دادن

در دادگاه شهادت بدهند

🇹🇷Turkish

tanıklık etmek

mahkemede ifade vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעִיד

לתת עדות בבית משפט

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