Testificar (en. Testify)

/testifikar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To give testimony or a statement about a fact.

The witness was called to testify in the trial.

El testigo fue llamado a testificar en el juicio.

To affirm the truth of something before an authority.

You must testify that you saw the accident.

Debes testificar que viste el accidente.

To express opinion or knowledge about a relevant fact.

The experts will testify about the current situation.

Los expertos testificarán acerca de la situación actual.

From Latin 'testificare', which means 'to declare, to bear witness'.

testify in a trial

To give testimony in a legal proceeding.

testificar en un juicio

testify against someone

To offer a statement that incriminates a person.

testificar contra alguien

testify in favor of someone

To declare in support of a person in a trial.

testificar a favor de alguien

testimony

Statement presented in a trial.

testimonio

witness

Person who gives testimony about a fact.

testigo

declare

To manifest something officially.

declarar

To informally share what is known.

I wasn't at the trial, but I can testify to what I heard.

No estaba en el juicio, pero puedo testificar lo que escuché.

To talk about a relevant personal experience.

I’m going to testify that this happened to me too.

Voy a testificar que eso me pasó a mí también.