Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attested

/əˈtɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: at-test-ed
IPA: /əˈtɛstɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of attest

adj

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

adj

Supported with testimony.

adj

Certified as good, correct, or pure.

adj

Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.

Example Sentences

"A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes,"
"The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne"."
"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."

Inflected Forms

more attested (comparative) most attested (superlative)

Derived Forms

attestedly nonattested unattested

Phrases

well-attested

Frequently Paired Words

attest attestable attestation attestative attestive attestment approved cited

Synonyms

authenticated documented

Rhymes With

suggested arrested tested requested protested vested infested molested crested untested uncontested bested

Questions

How do you pronounce attested?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɛstɪd/.
What does attested mean?: simple past and past participle of attest

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