bɛər aʊt
formal
advanced
- Base verb:
- bear
- Particle:
- out
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "bear out" mean?
To confirm or support the truth of something
Examples
- Subsequent research has borne out the hypothesis.
- The quarterly results bore out the projections.
- If the data bears out our theory, we'll publish.
- History has borne out his warnings.
How to use it
Common in academic and scientific writing.
Word order
Can be separated: 'bears the claim out'.
Similar expressions
confirm
corroborate
substantiate
validate
Opposites
refute
disprove
contradict
Related phrasal verbs
- get out
To leave a place, room, or vehicle
- turn out
To have a particular result or end in a certain way
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- give out
To distribute something to multiple people
- bring out
To produce and release a new product, book, or album
- come out
To become known or revealed
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