bear out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bair out]
- /bɛər aʊt/
- /beə(r) ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair out]
- /bɛər aʊt/

Definitions of bear out words

phrasal verb bear out If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying. 3
verb bear out to show to be true or truthful; confirm 3
noun bear out to show to be true; support or confirm 3
verb with object bear out to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. 1
verb with object bear out to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight. 1
verb with object bear out to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. 1

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Origin of bear out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English beren, Old English beran; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German beran, Dutch baren, Old Frisian, Old Norse bera, Gothic bairan, German (ge)bären, Russian berët (he) takes, Albanian bie, Tocharian pär-, Phrygian ab-beret (he) brings, Latin ferre, Old Irish berid (he) carries, Armenian berem, Greek phérein, Sanskrit bhárati, Avestan baraiti; < Indo-European *bher- (see -fer, -phore)

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Parts of speech for Bear out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bear out

bear out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bear out

verb bear out

authenticate — If you authenticate something, you state officially that it is genuine after examining it.
confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
corroborate — To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it.
justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.

All 11 Synonyms of bear out