testifying
present participle oftestify
| 单词 | testifying |
| 释义 | testifying present participle oftestify testify verb[IorT] uk/ˈtes.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈtes.tə.faɪ/C2[IorT] (of aperson) tospeakseriouslyabout something,especiallyin alawcourt, or to give orprovideproof: [+ that]He testifiedthathe hadseenthe manleavingthebuildingaround thetimeof themurder. I can testifytotheforegoingsince I wasactuallypresentwhen ithappened. [I] (of afact,event, etc.) to show something orprovethat something istrue: Thesemonumentstestifytotheprosperityof thecountryand therichnessofitsculture. Thisactofgenerositytestifiestothekindofpersonyou are. As hisstorytestifies,socialmobilityis not amyth.
Court cases, orders & decisions
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Proving and disproving Examplesoftestifyingtestifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Husbands and wives were forbidden fromtestifyingfor or against each other. From theCambridge English Corpus Very few billets are now missing,testifyingto the high level of the hospital's administrative organization. From theCambridge English Corpus Even houses that can be qualified as modest are of good architectural quality and have produced inventoriestestifyingto a considerable level of wealth. From theCambridge English Corpus The book concludes with some 60 pages of references,testifyingto the scholarly nature of the work. From theCambridge English Corpus A second group investigates the witnesses' motivations fortestifying. From theCambridge English Corpus Ritual ablutions were commonplace in most ancient religions,testifyingto the constant need to overcome miasma (or stain) by ritualizing spiritual and corporeal purification. From theCambridge English Corpus Since he wastestifyingin 1867, this estimate could not have been correct. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, in the absence of a particular legal procedure or a theory that would differentiate them, expertstestifyingin court were regarded merely as witnesses. From theCambridge English Corpus Testifyingunder oath to ecclesiastical authorities, witnesses reported extraordinary events. From theCambridge English Corpus It is for this reason thattestifyingto what one has seen is a moral necessity. From theCambridge English Corpus That is because we can never determine whether he istestifyingas he is because he is being strategic. From theCambridge English Corpus I also coded whether a witness wastestifyingabout a particular event or about the broader problem area without direct reference to a particular event. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, he gave considerable thought and attention to the invention and development of new devices and totestifyingin defense of the inventions of others. From theCambridge English Corpus By looking at the 1860s for clues, we find ways financial tropes were later played out,testifyingto the growing attraction of financial speculation. From theCambridge English Corpus The church court evidence, appearing to show that 40 per cent of wives were wholly supported by their husbands, is dramatically exaggerated by the exigencies of the womentestifying. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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