/testifiˈkaɾ/
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Translation
to testify
Word origin
From Latin testificari, from testis ('witness') and facere ('to make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- testificari
- English cognates
- testify, testimony, testament
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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The witness had to testify before the judge.
negó .
He refused to testify against his brother.
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Several neighbours testified about what had happened.
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Are you willing to testify at the trial?
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The woman testified that she had seen the accused that night.
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