adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈtɛstɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 T EH1 S T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Supported with testimony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Certified as good, correct, or pure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of attest
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
established as genuine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: authenticated, documented
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дока́зан
(dokázan)
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Esperanto:
atesta
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Esperanto:
atestata
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Hungarian:
igazolt
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Hungarian:
bizonyított
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Irish:
dearfa
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Polish:
poświadczony
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Polish:
zaświadczony
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Spanish:
atestiguado
— proven; shown to be true with evidence
Bulgarian:
засвиде́телстван
(zasvidételstvan)
— supported with testimony
Esperanto:
atesta
— supported with testimony
Esperanto:
atestata
— supported with testimony
Bulgarian:
атестиран
(atestiran)
— certified as good, correct, or pure
Esperanto:
atesta
— certified as good, correct, or pure
Esperanto:
atestata
— certified as good, correct, or pure
Hungarian:
hitelesített
— certified as good, correct, or pure
Hungarian:
hiteles
— certified as good, correct, or pure
Hungarian:
ellenőrzött
— certified as good, correct, or pure
Armenian:
վկայված
(vkayvac)
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Bulgarian:
засвиде́телстван
(zasvidételstvan)
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Dutch:
getuigd
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Esperanto:
atesta
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Esperanto:
atestata
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
French:
attesté
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
German:
belegt
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
German:
bezeugt
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Hungarian:
dokumentált
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Hungarian:
adatolt
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Italian:
documentato
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Swedish:
belagd
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Turkish:
muharrer
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records
Turkish:
belgelenmiş
— in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records