English

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 fellons' accomplices

2. To prove, demonstrate

   The dubious state of the whole society bears witness of years of misrule

Synonyms

• (deliver a testimony) testify

Derived terms

• bear false witness

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