bear witness

bear witness
verb
1. provide evidence for (Freq. 1)
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The blood test showed that he was the father

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Her behavior testified to her incompetence

• Syn: ↑testify, ↑prove, ↑evidence, ↑show
• Derivationally related forms: ↑evidence (for: ↑evidence), ↑testimony (for: ↑testify), ↑testifier (for: ↑testify)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑inform
• Hyponyms:
↑attest, ↑certify, ↑manifest, ↑demonstrate, ↑evidence, ↑presume, ↑adduce, ↑abduce, ↑cite
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ——s PP

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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑testify)
2. give testimony in a court of law (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑testify, ↑attest, ↑take the stand
• Derivationally related forms: ↑attestation (for: ↑attest), ↑attestant (for: ↑attest), ↑testimony (for: ↑testify), ↑testifier (for: ↑testify)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑declare
• Hyponyms: ↑vouch
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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bear witness — see ↑witness, 1
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Main Entry: ↑bear
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bear witness
1 : to show that something exists or is true
— + to

His success bears witness to the value of hard work.

Rising ticket sales bear witness to the band's popularity. [=show that the band is popular]

2 formal : to make a statement saying that you saw or know something

She was accused of bearing false witness. [=saying that she saw something that she did not really see]

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Main Entry: ↑witness

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