Used in a Sentence

attesting

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attesting.

Editorial note

You also get a PGP signature attesting that the email does indeed come from @gmail.com and isn't spoofed.

Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of attesting gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

verb

(transitive) To certify by signature or oath.

verb

(transitive) To certify in an official capacity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for attesting.

verb

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

verb

(transitive) To certify by signature or oath.

verb

(transitive) To certify in an official capacity.

verb

(ambitransitive) To supply or be evidence of.

Example sentences

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You also get a PGP signature attesting that the email does indeed come from @gmail.com and isn't spoofed.

2

Most forms of identity were informal and ultimately relied on a community attesting to who someone is.

3

What you are describing is someone else attesting that their software booted on your computer.

4

This lifestyle is not required to succeed, and it may in fact be quite counter-productive (as this blog post is attesting to).

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Frankly, I'd rather have my computer attesting to Apple than to some teenager's botnet.

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I don't mean to be down-voted so I ask honestly, how can we accept Treblinka as an extermination camp in the face of all the Jewish testimonies attesting to it being a transit camp?

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It seems that what it did right has proven more important than what it did wrong in this case, in fact, further attesting to the value of what it did right.

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I don't know what are you 'attesting' there.

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> I don't mean to be down-voted so I ask honestly, how can we accept Treblinka as an extermination camp in the face of all the Jewish testimonies attesting to it being a transit camp?

10

You will see most private universities have kept their class size constant in the passed decade while public ones have increased, further supporting the graph shown in this article attesting to the disparity in grades between public and private schools.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use attesting in a sentence?

You also get a PGP signature attesting that the email does indeed come from @gmail.com and isn't spoofed.

What does attesting mean?

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

What part of speech is attesting?

attesting is commonly used as verb.