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Definition of Bear witness
1. Verb. Provide evidence for. "They bear witness that there was a traffic accident "; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Attest, Certify, Demonstrate, Evidence, Manifest, Presume, Abduce, Adduce, Cite
Generic synonyms: Inform
Derivative terms: Evidence, Evidence, Evidence, Testifier, Testimony, Testimony
2. Verb. Give testimony in a court of law. "They bear witness that there was a traffic accident "
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Declare
Specialized synonyms: Vouch
Derivative terms: Attestant, Attestation, Testifier, Testimony, Testimony, Testimony
Definition of Bear witness
1. Verb. To deliver a testimony, especially as witness ¹
2. Verb. To prove, demonstrate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bear Witness
Literary usage of Bear witness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Touching letters written at this period bear witness to the affection which
existed between Parr and his former pupil (PARK, Works, i. 4CS-5). ..."
2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"... by which all things were made, ' which lighteth every man that cometh into
the world; which light there was a man sent from God to bear witness of, ..."
3. Representative English Plays: From the Middle Ages to the End of the by John Strong Perry Tatlock, Robert Grant Martin (1916)
"That I can bear witness to. They are missing, and not to be found, I'll take my
oath on 't ! ... Can you bear witness that you're no better than a fool? ..."
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