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bear witness

3 syllables
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, bear witness means provide evidence for.

Meanings of bear witness

2 meanings

verb

  1. Provide evidence for

    “The blood test showed that he was the father”

    “Her behavior testified to her incompetence”

    Similar: testify, prove, evidence, show

  2. Give testimony in a court of law

    Similar: testify, attest, take the stand

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for bear witness →
verb: provide evidence for
testifyproveevidenceshow
verb: give testimony in a court of law
testifyattesttake the stand

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