Synonyms

bear out

British

verb

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

the witness will bear me out

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bear out Idioms

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

Example Sentences

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New York’s gradually improving crime statistics bear out Ms. Tisch’s approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Montagna said Fish and Wildlife took the lead on escorting the bear out of the zoo and back into the woods.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

And it’s possible that this further research, with more women included, will bear out the impressive benefits of rapamycin for fertility.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

Before his 1994 fall, his success seemed to bear out that hypothesis.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2024

Through the portcullis there came a sorrowful howling to bear out Sir Grummore’s statement, as it had been thirty couple of hounds baying the moon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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