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bears witness

bears witness is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bears witness

What is bears witness the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bears witness is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bear witness.

Words near bears witness in the dictionary

  1. bears the brunt
  2. bears the scars
  3. bears up
  4. bears upon
  5. bears with
  6. bears witness
  7. bears' ears
  8. Bearsden
  9. bearship
  10. bearships
  11. bearshit

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