attest
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]| PIE word |
|---|
| *tréyes |
Borrowed from Middle French attester , from Latin attestor ("to witness to, bear witness"), from at- , combining form of ad ("to") + testor ("to bear witness"), from testis ("a witness").
Pronunciation
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]attest (third-person singular simple present attests , present participle attesting , simple past and past participle attested )
- (transitive ) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
- When will the appraiser attest the date of the painting?
- 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, "The Life of Henry the Fift", in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [...] (First Folio), London: [...] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
- Dishonour not your Mothers: now attest that those whom you call'd Fathers, did beget you.
- a. 1720 (date written), Joseph Addison, "Section III. The Providence of God.", in The Evidences of the Christian Religion, [...], London: [...] J[acob] Tonson [...], published 1730, →OCLC, subsection VII, page 25:
- [W]e have already seen many particular facts vvhich are recorded in holy vvrit, attested by particular Pagan Authors: [...]
- 2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, "The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)", in The A.V. Club [1] , archived from the original on 22 May 2019:
- As the Wildlings can attest, there’s already new life even north of the wall, poking up through the ice. Winter only lasts so long.
- (transitive ) To certify by signature or oath.
- You must attest your will in order for it to be valid.
- (transitive ) To certify in an official capacity.
- (ambitransitive ) To supply or be evidence of.
- Her fine work attested her ability.
- 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, "The Life of Henry the Fift", in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [...] (First Folio), London: [...] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act PROLOGUE, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
- O pardon : since a crooked Figure may / Attest in little place a Million, / And let us, Cyphers to this great Accompt, / On your imaginarie Forces worke.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
- The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.
- (transitive ) To put under oath.
- (transitive , obsolete ) To call to witness; to invoke.
- 1697, Virgil, "(please specify the book number)", in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [...], London: [...] Jacob Tonson, [...], →OCLC:
- The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state / Attests in oaths, and fears to violate.
Derived terms
[edit ]Translations
[edit ]to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine
- Albanian: dëshmoj (sq) , vërteroj
- Bulgarian: потвърждавам (bg) (potvărždavam), заверя́вам (bg) impf (zaverjávam), заверя́ pf (zaverjá), удостоверявам (bg) (udostoverjavam)
- Catalan: atestar (ca)
- Chinese: 证实 (zh) (zhèngshí)
- Czech: potvrdit (cs)
- Dutch: attesteren (nl)
- Esperanto: atesti (eo)
- Finnish: todentaa (fi) , vahvistaa (fi) , todistaa (fi)
- German: attestieren (de) , beglaubigen (de)
- Hungarian: tanúsít (hu) , igazol (hu) , bizonyít (hu)
- Italian: attestare (it)
- Latin: attestor
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: atestar (pt)
- Romanian: atesta (ro) , confirma (ro) , adeveri (ro)
- Russian: подтвержда́ть (ru) (podtverždátʹ)
- Spanish: avalar (es) , atestiguar (es)
- Swedish: attestera (sv)
to certify by signature or oath
to certify in an official capacity
to supply or be evidence of
to put under oath
to call to witness
to establish or verify the usage of
- Spanish: establecer (es) , verificar (es) , atestiguar (es)
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See also
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- "attest", in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), "attest", in The Century Dictionary [...], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- "attest", in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit ]Danish
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Latin attestatum .
Noun
[edit ]attest c (singular definite attesten , plural indefinite attester )
- a certificate (written confirmation of or proof of something)
Declension
[edit ]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | attest | attesten | attester | attesterne |
| genitive | attests | attestens | attesters | attesternes |
Derived terms
[edit ]Related terms
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "attest" in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Shortening of attestatie .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]attest n (plural attesten , diminutive attestje n)
- certificate, document supporting an assertion
Descendants
[edit ]- → Indonesian: atés
Anagrams
[edit ]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Latin attestatum .
Noun
[edit ]attest m (definite singular attesten , indefinite plural attester , definite plural attestene )
Derived terms
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "attest" in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Latin attestatum .
Noun
[edit ]attest m (definite singular attesten , indefinite plural attestar , definite plural attestane )
Derived terms
[edit ]References
[edit ]- "attest" in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]attest c
Declension
[edit ]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | attest | attests |
| definite | attesten | attestens | |
| plural | indefinite | attester | attesters |
| definite | attesterna | attesternas |
Related terms
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- "attest", in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
Anagrams
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