Testify is an English word with synonyms like attest or declare. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Testify meaning
- To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
- To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.
- To be evidence of.
Using Testify
- The main meaning on this page is: To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath. | To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith. | To be evidence of.
- Useful related words include: bear witness, attest, take the stand, declare.
- In the example corpus, testify often appears in combinations such as: to testify, testify in, testify against.
Context around Testify
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Testify
- In this selection, "testify" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, gladly, isn, publicly and coinciding stand out and add context to how "testify" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agreed to testify against the and agreeing to testify about everything. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "testify" sits close to words such as ac, athens and collaborative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with testify
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Moreover, agreeing to testify isn’t the same as agreeing to testify about everything. (14 words)
In the past, many folks that were set to testify against the Clintons mysteriously died before they could testify. (19 words)
A date has been set for former President Donald Trump to testify in the New York civil fraud trial. (19 words)
A federal Appeals Court panel in the District of Columbia ruled that key aides including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows must testify in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s separate grand jury investigation of the election overturn effort. (40 words)
Any excuse for a party I suppose, as this coming weekend will testify – coinciding (probably no coincidence though) with England against Ireland in Dublin in the final round of the Six Nations. (32 words)
I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, who has no partner; and I testify that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His slave and Messenger. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mayorkas has since said he would set aside time to testify in front of the House, but he rejected the request to testify on Jan.
Moreover, agreeing to testify isn’t the same as agreeing to testify about everything.
Gates could testify against Manafort, and Manafort could testify about any potential crimes he witnessed during Trump’s presidential campaign — if any occurred.
In the past, many folks that were set to testify against the Clintons mysteriously died before they could testify.
I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, who has no partner; and I testify that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His slave and Messenger.
The president said Wednesday that he would gladly testify under oath — although a White House official quickly said afterward that Trump did not mean he was volunteering to testify.
Acoli did not testify or make any pre-trial statements, nor did he testify in his own trial or give a statement to the police.
A date has been set for former President Donald Trump to testify in the New York civil fraud trial.
A federal Appeals Court panel in the District of Columbia ruled that key aides including former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows must testify in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s separate grand jury investigation of the election overturn effort.
Ahead of his deposition date, the president's son insisted he would testify only in a public setting, not in the closed-door deposition for which he'd been subpoenaed.
A honeymooning U.S. couple who survived the eruption with severe burns, Matt Urey and Lauren Barham of Richmond, Virginia, are listed as the first witnesses to testify.
Alejandro Burzaco, the former head of Torneos, agreed to cooperate and testify as a star prosecution witness at multiple soccer corruption trials after his own bribery arrest.
Allen admitted to his involvement, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to testify against the other suspects, according to court records.
And also, it should be pointed out something that’s getting lost, Hunter offered to testify publicly and transparently.
Any excuse for a party I suppose, as this coming weekend will testify – coinciding (probably no coincidence though) with England against Ireland in Dublin in the final round of the Six Nations.
As part of the agreement, Powell must “testify truthfully about any co-defendants” involved in the case, according to the judge.
As Rahmani noted, Trump is unlikely to testify in court, but video recordings of Trump's depositions could be played before a jury.
A Starbucks spokesman said the company was considering the request for Mr. Schultz to testify and was working to “offer clarifying information” about its labor practices.
As the fight for trans rights, including gender-affirming medical care, heads through state legislation, activists and medical providers are stepping up to testify.
At his own hearing last month, Meadows took the stand to testify in an unexpected, high-risk attempt to expand the court’s view of his role as chief of staff.
Common combinations with testify
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to testify 138×
- testify in 37×
- testify against 27×
- testify about 14×
- will testify 12×
- testify to 12×
- testify before 12×
- testify on 9×
- testify at 9×
- not testify 7×