bear+witness
51witness */*/ — I UK [ˈwɪtnəs] / US noun Word forms witness : singular witness plural witnesses 1) a) [countable] someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. witness to: Any witnesses to the incident are… …
52bear — I. /bɛə / (say bair) verb (bore /bɔ/ (say baw) or, Archaic, bare, borne or born, bearing) – …
53bear — 1. v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) Usage: In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. was born in July), except for borne by foll. by the name of the mother (e.g. was borne by Sarah). 1 tr. carry, bring, or take (esp.… …
54bear — bear1 verb (past bore; past participle borne) 1》 carry or convey. ↘have as an attribute or visible mark. 2》 support (a weight). 3》 [with negative] manage to tolerate: I can t bear it. 4》 give birth to (a child). ↘(of a tree or plant)… …
55bear*/ — [beə] (past tense bore [bɔː] ; past participle borne [bɔːn] ) verb [T] I 1) if you cannot bear someone or something, you do not like them at all or cannot accept them Most of her friends can t bear her husband.[/ex] She couldn t bear the thought… …
56bear — verb 1) I come bearing gifts Syn: carry, bring, transport, move, convey, take, fetch, deliver, tote, lug 2) the bag bore my name Syn: display, exhibit …
57witness — n. & v. n. 1 a person present at some event and able to give information about it (cf. EYEWITNESS). 2 a a person giving sworn testimony. b a person attesting another s signature to a document. 3 (foll. by to, of) a person or thing whose existence …
58witness — n 1. testimony, attestation, Law. deposition, statement, disclosure, evidence, testification; declaration, assertion, allegation; profession, word, affidavit, sworn statement; proof, facts, data. 2. testifier, Law. deponent, attestant. 3.… …
59witness — I. n. 1. Testimony, evidence, attestation, corroboration, proof, confirmation. 2. Deponent, corroborator, eye witness. II. v. a. 1. Attest, be a witness of, bear witness to, testify to, confirm, corroborate. 2. Observe, see, mark, note, notice,… …
60witness — 1. noun /ˈwɪt.nəs,ˈwɪt.nɪs/ a) Attestation of a fact or event. She can bear witness, since she was there at the time. b) One who has a personal knowledge of something. As a witness to the event, I can tell you that he really said that …
