attested; attesting; attests
1
a
: to affirm to be true or genuine
specifically
: to authenticate by signing as a witness
b
: to authenticate officially
2
: to establish or verify the usage of
a word that was first attested in the 18th century
3
: to be proof of : manifest
Her record attests her integrity.
4
: to put on oath
: to show, prove, or state that something is true or real
—usually used with to
I can attest to the truth of his statement.
attest to a belief
Examples of attest in a Sentence
I can attest that what he has said is true.
The certificate attests the authenticity of the painting.
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Robot backflips are becoming commonplace, but a front flip is significantly more difficult than a backflip, as any gymnast can attest.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Three successive passes in close proximity, which could have caused the drone to lose control, attesting to a desire to restrict free air movement in common areas.
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Lee can attest to the sneaker’s comfort, having climbed 49 flights of stairs during a show at a stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
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—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Three successive passes in close proximity, which could have caused the drone to lose control, attesting to a desire to restrict free air movement in common areas.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Lee can attest to the sneaker’s comfort, having climbed 49 flights of stairs during a show at a stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Allowing awkwardness to hang in the air, even using awkward silence as a strategy to pull interesting reactions out of her guests, is a skill that any Chicken Shop Date viewer can attest Dimoldenberg has in spades.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Attest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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attest
verb
at·test
ə-ˈtest 
1
: to affirm to be true
2
: to be proof of
the result attests the truth of that statement
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