attest
pronunciation
How to pronounce attest in British English:
UK [əˈtest]
How to pronounce attest in American English:
US [əˈtɛst]
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- Verb:
- provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
- give testimony in a court of law
- establish or verify the usage of
Word Origin
- attest
- attest: see testament
- attest (v.)
- 1590s, from Middle French attester (Old French atester, 13c.) "affirm, attest," from Latin attestari "confirm," literally "bear witness to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + testari "bear witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Attested; attesting.
Example
- 1. As angell town residents attest , regeneration has helped .
- 2. As his son , I can attest to the fact that he never changed .
- 3. Falling ill in kazakhstan is often a dreadful experience , as your correspondent can attest .
- 4. Hundreds of years of banking history attest to the instability of this " maturity transformation " .
- 5. But everything that glitters is not gold as many high-profile sports , media and tech deals will attest .