Word

testify, v.
(testified, testifies, testifying)
freq. cnt. 14

give testimony in a court of law
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

attest bear witness take the stand testify

verb frames

Somebody ----s
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s
They %s that there was a traffic accident

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

testimony testimony testimony testifier

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attestation attestant

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hypernym

declare

hyponym

vouch

provide evidence for
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 68 freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bear witness evidence prove show testify

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

evidence evidence evidence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

testimony testimony testifier

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hyponym

evidence, manifest, certify, attest, demonstrate presume adduce, abduce, cite

hypernym

inform