collocation · neutral
testify in court
UK/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ ɪn ˈkɔːt/US/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ ɪn ˈkɔrt/TES·ti·fy IN COURT
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to give spoken evidence in court during a trial
Examples
“The key witness was willing to testify in court despite threats.”
“Many victims are reluctant to testify in court.”
“She had to testify in court about what she saw that night.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite intimidation, the witness chose to testify in court, which proved decisive in securing a conviction.”
Collocations
- give evidence
- take the stand
Word family
testify verbtestimony nounwitness noun/verb
Common mistakes
testify at court→testify in court
make a testimony→give testimony / testify
Say it for a higher band
5give a statement→6give evidence→7+testify in court
Synonyms
give evidence
Easily confused
give evidence
“The expert witness was called to give evidence about the accident.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Crime & Law
Learn it with its set