bear out

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to show to be true or truthful; confirm

   the witness will bear me out

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bear out Idioms  

1. Back up or confirm, as in The results bear out what he predicted, or His story bears me out exactly. [Late 1400s]

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Example Sentences

They were utterly lethal in the opening minutes, Russell sending them on their way with an early penalty that was borne out of hard and direct rugby that England could not live with.

From BBC

Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether that bears out—or provides a brief, mostly optical boost—is another story.

From The Wall Street Journal

“What she said really doesn’t bear out in terms of what the facts that are available tell us,” Fleischman said.

From Los Angeles Times

The transfer of sovereignty over climate research from the public sphere to the philanthropic sector is a process borne out of necessity.

From Salon