testify

/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/

意味: 証言する

例文: Haruki will testify in court.
　　  ハルキは法廷で証言する予定だ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: give evidence (証言する), testify under oath (宣誓して証言する), witness testify (証人が証言する)

定義: 法廷や公式な場で事実を述べること。証人として、見たことや知っていることを話す。

testifyは約100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: give testimony in a court of law
Verb: provide evidence for

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The blood test showed that he was the father
Verb: Her behavior testified to her incompetence

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): attest, bear witness, evidence, prove, show, take the stand, testify

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): declare, inform

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): account, acquaint, advise, affirm, announce, condemn, consecrate, count out, decree, denounce, disabuse, explain, familiarize, fill in, indicate, inform, inoculate, instruct, introduce, misinform, nark, narrate, opine, plead, proclaim, profess, promise, prompt, propose, regret, remonstrate, report, sentence, swear, take the fifth, teach, tell, testify, undeceive, understate, update, volunteer, warn, wise up

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): adduce, attest, presume, vouch

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: attestant, attestation, evidence, testifier, testimony

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): y

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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