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Definition bear out in British English

bear out phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to show that something is true or that someone is telling the truth

Example

Scientific evidence bears out the claim that stress and disease are linked.

Example

I always said - and Rick will bear me out - that this wouldn't work.

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Definition bear out in British English