Meaning

3 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

    bezeugen

    свиде́тельствоватьsvidételʹstvovatʹ, засвиде́тельствоватьzasvidételʹstvovatʹ, дава́ть показа́нияdavátʹ pokazánija

  2. (ambitransitive)To make a statement based on personal knowledge or faith.

    свиде́тельствоватьsvidételʹstvovatʹ, засвиде́тельствоватьzasvidételʹstvovatʹ

  3. (ambitransitive)To be evidence of.

    provide evidence for

Examples

194 sentences
  1. I can't force you to testify.

    Я не можу примусити тебе свідчити.

    deIch kann Sie nicht zu einer Aussage zwingen.

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  2. Tom's wife testified against him.

    Дружина Тома дала свідчення проти нього.

    ruЖена Тома свидетельствовала против него.

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  3. I didn't testify.

    Я не свідчив.

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  4. Tom can't testify.

    Том не може давати свідчення.

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  5. I'd never testify against my wife.

    ruЯ бы никогда не стал свидетельствовать против своей жены.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath:

Forms

testifies, testifying, testified, testified
Base formtestify · to testify
3rd person singulartestifies
Present participletestifying
Past simpletestified
Past participletestified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytestify
he, she, ittestifies

Past simpleLesson

all personstestified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave testified
he, she, ithas testified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill testify

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • testify against
  • to testify against
  • want to testify

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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