bear out
English
Etymology
From Middle English beren out, dissimilated from earlier Middle English outberen, equivalent to bear + out.
Verb
bear out (third-person singular simple present bears out, present participle bearing out, simple past bore out, past participle borne out)
- (transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
- It was a promising idea, but the evidence did not bear out their theory.
- To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.
- South
- Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing.
- South
Translations
To corroborate, prove, or confirm
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To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.
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