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bearing witness

bearing witness is the present participle and gerund of bear witness.

Meaning of bear witness

Verb

bear witness (third-person singular simple present bears witness, present participle bearing witness, simple past bore witness, past participle borne witness)

  1. To deliver a testimony, especially as witness
    • He hesitated to bear witness against them in court for fear of reprisals by the felons' accomplices
    Synonyms:
    testify
  2. To prove, demonstrate
    • The dubious state of the whole society bears witness of years of misrule

Questions about bearing witness

What is bearing witness the present participle and gerund of?
Bearing witness is the present participle and gerund of bear witness.

Words near bearing witness in the dictionary

  1. bearing the brunt
  2. bearing the scars
  3. bearing up
  4. bearing upon
  5. bearing with
  6. bearing witness
  7. bearingless
  8. bearinglike
  9. bearings
  10. bearish
  11. bearishly

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