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Definition: TESTIFYING |
TESTIFYINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Testify |
Date "TESTIFYING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
| Synonym by domain: testifying party (law). |
Crosswords: TESTIFYING |
| English words defined with "TESTIFYING": Testification ♦ witness box, witness stand. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TESTIFYING": dedicatory letter ♦ monosyllabic ♦ on board B.L., on board bill of lading ♦ shipped bill of lading ♦ to witness. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Lets get something straight here doctor, I've been thirty years in the business in tracking people down and putting them away, I spend almost six years alone on the case of Curt Duncan with the trials and the testifying and the background investigations! (When a Stranger Calls; writing credit: Steve Feke; Fred Walton) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | Robert Ferdinand Wagner, half-length portrait, seated facing right, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Nathan Shefferman, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated behind microphone testifying at the Senate Labor Rackets hearing.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Dalton Trumbo, Hollywood screen writer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Edward Dmytryk, Hollywood film director, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Waldo Salt, Hollywood screenwriter (right), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, testifying before House Un-American Activities Committee, while attorney Ben Margolis listens.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Frank Costello, half-length portrait, seated, behind microphone, testifying before the Kefauver Committee investigating organized crime] / World Telegram & Sun p.Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Al Aumuller.. |
 | Howard Hughes (right), seated with his attorney T.A. Slack, before testifying before the Senate War Investigating subcommittee.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Josh White testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee; his wife sits beside him.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | James B. Conant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Pearl Harbor bombing. Stricken from the air. Testifying to the extent of the Japanese sneak attacks are these three stricken U.S. battleships. Left to right: USS West Virginia, severely damaged; USS Tennessee, damaged; and USS Arizona, sunk.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Children | Hong Kong | A child witness information kit in Chinese, with books explaining legal and court proceedings, also has been published to help reduce children's anxiety about testifying. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Morocco | The activists claimed that the Government wanted to prevent them from testifying on arbitrary detention in Morocco before the Commission. (references) |
Human Rights | Kuwait | In the secular courts no groups are barred from testifying. (references) |
Minorities | Kenya | However, key churches and NGO's claim that a number of witnesses were prevented from testifying, especially after, half way through the investigation, the Government replaced the Commission's aggressive prosecutor. (references) |
Trade | Switzerland | Clearance for private storage is on the basis of a bond note, testifying to a cash deposit or bond to cover eventual customs charges. (references) |
Worker Rights | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Witnesses often are threatened by traffickers to discourage them from testifying. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable, for literary babes who never tire of testifying their delight in the vapid compound by appropriate googoogling. The words are commonly Saxon -- that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute of ideas and incapable of any but the most elementary sentiments and emotions. The man who writes in Saxon Is the man to use an ax on Judibras |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Alexander Benedetto | This is Plant testifying in a preliminary hearing. This seals the deal for them in order to hold us longer to even get to go to a trial. If this had happened in the United States it never would have even ever gone to trial. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | I, too, am a witness, today testifying in your name to the principles and purposes to which we, as a people, are pledged. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "TESTIFYING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 88.10% of the time. "TESTIFYING" is used about 42 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 88.1% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Noun (singular) | 11.9% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 42 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "TESTIFYING". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Maadai | N/A | Biblical | Testifying |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Language | Translations for "TESTIFYING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | показание (evidence, indication, testification, testimony). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 作证 (Testified, testify). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | attestant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | bezeugende, bezeugend (witnessing, wittnessing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 증언. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estifyingtay testificando. (various references) свидетельствовать свидетельствующий. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 20, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | DiamarturomenoV ioudaioiV te kai ellhsin thn eiV ton qeon metanoian kai pistin thn eiV ton kurion hmwn ihsoun criston |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Testificans Iudaeis atque gentilibus in Deum paenitentiam et fidem in Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Y witnesside to Jewis and to hethene men penaunce in to God, and feith in to oure Lord Jhesu Crist. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Witnessinge bothe to the Iewes and also to the Grekes the repentaunce toward God and faith towarde oure Lorde Iesu. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 20, Verse 21 |
| Albanian | duke u deklaruar solemnisht Judenjve dhe Grekëve mbi pendimin te Perëndi dhe për besimin në Zotin tonë Jezu Krisht. |
| Bulgarian | освен че Светият "ух ми свидетелствува във всеки град, казвайки, че вързвания и скърби ме очакват. |
| Cebuano | sa pagpanghimatuod sa atubangan sa mga Judio ug sa mga Gresyanhon mahitungod sa paghinulsol ngadto sa Dios ug sa pagtoo kang Jesu-Cristo nga atong Ginoo. |
| Chinese | 又 對 猶 太 人 、 ' 希 利 尼 人 、 證 明 當 向 神 " " 、 信 我 主 耶 穌 基 督 。 |
| Croatian | upozoravao sam Židove i Grke da se obrate k Bogu i da vjeruju u Gospodina našega Isusa." |
| Danish | idet jeg vidnede både for Jøder og Grækere om Omvendelsen til Gud og Troen på vor Herre Jesus Kristus. |
| Dutch | Betuigende, beiden Joden en Grieken, de bekering tot God en het geloof in onzen Heere Jezus Christus. |
| Finnish | vaan olen todistanut sekä juutalaisille että kreikkalaisille parannusta kääntymyksessä Jumalan puoleen ja uskoa meidän Herraamme Jeesukseen Kristukseen. |
| French | annonçant aux Juifs et aux Grecs la repentance envers Dieu et la foi en notre Seigneur Jésus Christ. |
| German | und habe bezeugt, beiden, den Juden und Griechen, die Buße zu Gott und den Glauben an unsern HERRN Jesus Christus. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen avèti tout moun, jwif kou moun lòt nasyon yo, pou yo chanje lavi yo, tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou yo mete konfyans yo nan Seyè Jezi. |
| Hungarian | Bizonyságot tévén mind zsidóknak, mind görögöknek az Istenhez való megtérés, és a mi Urunk Jézus Krisztusban való hit felõl. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Baik kepada orang-orang Yahudi maupun kepada orang-orang bangsa lain saya selalu memberi peringatan supaya mereka bertobat dari dosa-dosa mereka dan datang kepada Allah, serta percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sambil menyaksikan kepada orang Yahudi dan orang Gerika dari hal berpaling kepada Allah dan beriman kepada Tuhan kita Yesus. |
| Italian | scongiurando Giudei e Greci di convertirsi a Dio e di credere nel Signore nostro Gesù. |
| Korean | 대 인 과 헬 라 인 " 에 게 하 나 님 께 대 한 회 개 와 우 리 주 예 수 그 리 스 도 께 대 한 믿 음 을 증 거 한 것 이 라 |
| Latvian | Apliecinâdams jûdiem un pagâniem atgrieðanos pie Dieva un ticîbu uz mûsu Kungu Jçzu Kristu. |
| Maori | I kauwhautia hoki ki nga Hurai, ki nga Kariki, te ripeneta whaka te Atua, me te whakapono ki to tatou Ariki, ki a Ihu Karaiti. |
| Modern Greek | διαμαρτυρομενος προς Ιουδαιους τε και Ελληνας την εις τον Θεον μετανοιαν και την πιστιν την εις τον Κυριον ημων Ιησουν Χριστον. |
| Norwegian | idet jeg vidnet både for jøder og for grekere om omvendelsen til Gud og troen på vår Herre Jesus Kristus. |
| Portuguese | testificando, tanto a judeus como a gregos, o arrependimento para com Deus e a fé em nosso Senhor Jesus. |
| Rumanian | wi sq vestesc Iudeilor wi Grecilor: pocqinya fayq de Dumnezeu wi credinya kn Domnul nostru Isus Hristos. |
| Russian | ЧПЪЧЕЭБС йХ"ЕСН Й еММЙОБН ПЛБСОЙЕ ТЕ" вПЗПН Й ЧЕТХ Ч зПУ П"Б ОБЫЕЗП йЙУХУБ иТЙУФБ. |
| Shuar | Tura Israer-shuarnasha Israer-shuarchancha Nútiksanak, enentai Yapajiárum Uunt Jesukrístu umirkatarum, Tímiajrume. |
| Spanish | testificando a los judíos y a los griegos acerca del arrepentimiento para con Dios y la fe en nuestro Señor Jesús. |
| Swahili | Niliwaonya wote--Wayahudi kadhalika na watu wa mataifa, wamgeukie Mungu na kumwamini Bwana wetu Yesu. |
| Swedish | Ty jag har allvarligt uppmanat både judar och greker att göra bättring och vända sig till Gud och tro på vår Herre Jesus. >Mark. 1,15. Luk. 24,47. |
| Thai | ทั้งเป็นพยานแก่พวกยิวและพวกกรีก ถึงเรื่องการกลับใจใหม่เฉพาะพระเจ้า และความเชื่อในพระเยซูคริสต์องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าของเรา |
| Ukrainian | І я свідчив юдеям та гелленам, щоб вони перед Богом покаялись, та ввірували в "оспода нашого Ісуса Христа. |
| Uma | Kupopo'ingai' oa' -koi omea, lompe' to Yahudi lompe' to bela-koi to Yahudi, bona medea-koi ngkai jeko' -ni pai' mengkoru hi Alata'ala pai' mepangala' hi Pue' -ta Pue' Yesus. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"TESTIFYING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: restaffing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "TESTIFYING" (pronounced te"stufī'ing) |
| 7 | -s t u f ī' i ng | justifying, mystifying. |
| 6 | -t u f ī' i ng | certifying, fortifying, gratifying, identifying, notifying, quantifying, ratifying, rectifying, stultifying. |
| 5 | -u f ī' i ng | amplifying, clarifying, classifying, codifying, disqualifying, diversifying, edifying, electrifying, exemplifying, falsifying, gentrifying, glorifying, horrifying, intensifying, magnifying, modifying, mummifying, nullifying, oversimplifying, purifying, qualifying, reclassifying, signifying, simplifying, solidifying, specifying, terrifying, unifying, verifying. |
| 4 | -f ī' i ng | satisfying, unsatisfying. |
| 3 | -ī' i ng | multiplying, occupying, outlying. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-g-i-i-n-s-t-t-y" | |
-2 letters: fittings, niftiest. | |
-3 letters: fetting, finites, fisting, fitting, ignites, nifties, setting, sifting, signify, sitting, tensity, testify, testing, tiniest. | |
-4 letters: entity, feigns, feints, feisty, feting, finest, finite, fyttes, gittin, ignify, ignite, infest, ingest, seniti, signet, siting, sitten, stingy, stying, tieing, tinges. | |
-5 letters: eying, feign, feint, feist, fines, finis, fytte, genii, gents, gifts, inset, intis, neifs, neist, netts, netty, nifty, nisei, nites, nitty, segni, sengi, senti, singe, stein, sting, stint, tents, tenty, testy, tines, tinge, tings, tints, titis, tying, tynes, yetis, yetts. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 45 53 54 49 46 59 49 4E 47 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- . ... - .. ..-. -.--. .. -. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000110 01011001 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T E S T I F Y I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0045 0053 0054 0049 0046 0059 0049 004E 0047 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54395354434059434841 |
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