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UK
/ɐtˈɛst/
]
[ US /əˈtɛst/ ]
[ US /əˈtɛst/ ]
VERB
- give testimony in a court of law
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provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
His high fever attested to his illness
This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness -
establish or verify the usage of
This word is not attested until 1993 -
authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
I attest this signature
How To Use attest In A Sentence
- Thos who eat most are not always fattest; those who read most,[sentence dictionary] not always wisest.
- The term belly-dance is a creation of Orientalism, and is first attested in English in 1899, translating French danse du ventre. WN.com - Financial News
- The huge advance that she secured for the book attests to the place she has carved out on the cultural landscape. Times, Sunday Times
- The exuberance with which he engages every topic attests to the wonders he can accomplish with his prose.
- Of the many known kinds of cannibalism, five are now attested in archaeological remains.
- Whether or not Hugo was a wall-painter, the records of his activities as carver and manuscript painter attest to his versatility.
- To be a man's name it would have to be a contraction of Junianus, of a sort of contraction which is otherwise unattested.
- Tumbling down slopes near Wawona at the south end of the park, Chilnualna Creek - at its fattest and fastest this time of year - creates a series of foaming cascades around giant boulders.
- A stream of people attest to the fact that it was Bolden's cornet that blasted out over those syncopated beats back in the 1900s that first defined jazz.
- Frances 'does offer fried matzo, which is one of those haymish (homemade) offerings that attests to roots that go deeper than might be suggested by the current business model. Chicago Reader