testifies
SayTES-ti-fyz/ˈtɛstɪfaɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of testify.
Each expert testifies under oath before the panel reviews the evidence.
Whenever the auditor testifies, the committee records every word carefully.
Note
The -ies ending shows a spelling rule at work: the y of testify turns to ie before the s, as it does after a consonant. The form carries all three meanings of the verb (swearing under oath, bearing personal witness, and simply being evidence), and it can take an object or stand alone. That last meaning lets things as well as people be the subject: a scar testifies to an old wound.
testifies is a form of testify
testify, verb: To make a declaration or give evidence under oath, as a sworn witness does. Full entry
- Forms
- testifytestifies he/she/ittestifying -ing formtestified past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- testify → testifies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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