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testify

/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/ /ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ/
GeneralLaw
  1. 1 tanıklık etmek, ifade vermek
  2. 2 kanıtlamak

Definition (English)

  1. To tell a court what you know, usually after promising to tell the truth.
  2. To show that something is true or real, often by giving proof.

Example Sentences

  1. She agreed to testify in court about what she saw.
    Ne gördüğünü mahkemede tanıklık etmeyi kabul etti.
  2. He testified against the accused.
    Sanık aleyhine ifade verdi.
  3. The empty streets testified to the city's fear.
    Boş sokaklar şehrin korkusuna tanıklık ediyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base testify
/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/
Past testified
/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪd/
Participle testified
/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪd/
Spelling rule

Consonant + y: y → ‑iedtestify → testified

Fiil sessiz harf + y ile bittiği için y düşer, yerine -ied gelir. (Sesli harf + y ile bitenlerde y kalır: play → played.)

Same rule: study → studied · try → tried · carry → carried

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. testified /ˈtɛstəˌfaɪd/

Synonyms

attestdeclarestatebear witnessgive evidenceswear

Antonyms

Collocations

testify in courttestify under oathtestify againsttestify forwilling to testifycalled to testify