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borne witness

borne witness is the past participle 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 borne witness

What is borne witness the past participle of?
Borne witness is the past participle of bear witness.

Words near borne witness in the dictionary

  1. borne the brunt
  2. borne the scars
  3. borne up
  4. borne upon
  5. borne with
  6. borne witness
  7. Bornean
  8. Bornean clouded leopard
  9. Bornean clouded leopards
  10. Bornean swiftlet
  11. Bornean swiftlets

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