verb · neutral
testify
/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/TES·ti·fy
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to give evidence as a witness, especially speaking under oath in court
Examples
“Several witnesses testified that they saw the defendant at the scene.”
“He refused to testify without his lawyer present.”
“The scientist testified to the accuracy of the experiment's results.”
Band 8 sentence
“During cross-examination, the expert witness testified calmly and cited peer-reviewed studies to support her claims.”
Collocations
- testify in court
- testify under oath
- give testimony
Word family
testify verb (base)testifies verb (3rd singular)testified verb (past/past participle)testifying verb (gerund/participle)testimony nountestimonial noun/adjective
Common mistakes
He gave a testified in court.→He gave testimony in court.
She testified about the document.→She attested to the document's authenticity.
Say it for a higher band
5say→6give testimony→7+testify
Synonyms
attest
witness (v.)
Easily confused
attest
“Several experts attested to the accuracy of the report.”
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