英语词汇“testify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

testifytestify /ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (testifies, testified, testifying)

ETYMOLOGYtestify

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin testificari, from testis witness

VERB TABLE

testify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	testify
	he, she, it	testifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	testified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have testified
	he, she, it	has testified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had testified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will testify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have testified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am testifying
	he, she, it	is testifying
	you, we, they	are testifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was testifying
	you, we, they	were testifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been testifying
	he, she, it	has been testifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been testifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be testifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been testifying

1[intransitive, transitive] law to make a formal statement of what is true, especially in a court of law: Mr. Molto has agreed to testify at the trial.testify for/against Several witnesses testified against the officer.testify about You will be called to testify about what you saw.testify that She testified that he had attacked her.2[intransitive, transitive] formal to be a clear sign that something is true: testify to The empty stores testify to the depth of the recession.3[intransitive] to stand up and tell people about how God has helped you in your life