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bore witness

bore witness is the simple past 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 bore witness

What is bore witness the simple past of?
Bore witness is the simple past of bear witness.

Words near bore witness in the dictionary

  1. bore the scars
  2. bore up
  3. bore upon
  4. bore water
  5. bore with
  6. bore witness
  7. bore-draw
  8. bore-draws
  9. boreable
  10. Boread
  11. Boreades

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