All 5 Uses of
testify
in
Twelve Angry Men
- 9TH JUROR: The friend testified that the boy did break his knife.†
Act 1testified = provided evidence of something -- especially oral evidence in court
- The woman across the street testified that a moment after she saw the killing, that is, a moment after the el train went by, she screamed and then went to telephone the police.†
Act 1
- 9TH JUROR [to the 4TH JUROR]: The woman who testified that she saw the killing had these same deep marks on the sides of her nose.†
Act 2
- You think he'd try to pull a trick like that, have her testify without glasses?†
Act 2testify = provide evidence of something -- especially oral evidence in court
- The woman testified in court.
Act 2 *testified = provided evidence of something -- especially oral evidence in court
Definition:
provide evidence of something -- especially to say something under oath in a court of law