testify
intermediateB1/ˈtɛstəˌfaɪ/ · tes-ti-fy
To bear witness or to make a statement under oath, especially in a court of law.
Meanings
To bear witness or to make a statement under oath, especially in a court of law.
گواہی دینا یا قسم اٹھا کر بیان کرنا، خاص طور پر عدالت میں۔
گواہی دینا
gawahī denā
Common Collocations
- testify in court
- testify under oath
- testify to the truth
Example Sentences
She has to testify in court next week.
اُسے اگلے ہفتے عدالت میں گواہی دینا ہے۔
Use agle hafte adālat mein gawāhī denā hai.
He will testify about what he saw that night.
وہ اُس رات جو کچھ اُس نے دیکھا، اس کے بارے میں گواہی دے گا۔
Woh us raat jo kuch us ne dekha, us ke baare mein gawāhī de ga.
The witness was called to testify on the stand.
گواہ کو گواہی دینے کے لئے بلایا گیا۔
Gawāh ko gawāhī dene ke liye bulāyā gayā.
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💡 Memory Tip
Remember 'testify' as 'test' + 'ify' - when you testify, you are testing the truth.
Visualize a courtroom scene with a witness on the stand giving their testimony.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
تمہارے بغیر ہے سب گواہی فریب، یہ بھی کچھ نہیں، یہ بھی کچھ نہیں۔
Tumhare baghair hai sab gawahi fareb, yeh bhi kuch nahin, yeh bhi kuch nahin.
Without you, all testimony is deception, this too is nothing, this too is nothing.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
بے گواہی کا کچا مقدمہ
be gawāhī ka kaccha muqaddama
A case without witnesses is weak.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "testificari" — to bear witness
First known use: 14th century
The word derives from the Latin 'testis' meaning 'witness', and has evolved in English through Middle French.