attested
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word attested. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word attested, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say attested in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word attested you have here. The definition of the word attested will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofattested, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Pronunciation
Verb
attested
- simple past and past participle of attest
Adjective
attested (comparative more attested, superlative most attested)
- Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
- Supported with testimony.
- Certified as good, correct, or pure.
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,
- (linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
- 2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press US, →ISBN, page 33:
- A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.
- The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
proven; shown to be true with evidence
|
supported with testimony
|
certified as good, correct, or pure
|
in linguistics: of words or languages, proven to have existed by records