All 9 Uses of
testify
in
A Bend in the Road
- He'd arrested people and testified against them.†
Chpt 5
- Only the ones where the police would keep his secret, where he wouldn't have to testify.†
Chpt 17
- I don't testify, and I remain anonymous.
Chpt 17 *testify = provide oral evidence in court
- "You'll have to testify," was all he could think to say.†
Chpt 17
- So I can't testify.†
Chpt 17
- If he corroborates the story, we could cut a deal so he testifies.†
Chpt 20
- Earl Getlin can testify.†
Chpt 20
- Will you testify to that?†
Chpt 22
- He jotted questions and notes in the margins, beginning with Sims and Earl and the need to get them to testify.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(testify) provide evidence of something -- especially to say something under oath in a court of law