to bear out
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4.7
- phrasal verb
- /bɛr aʊt/
:
confirmar
- The survey results bear out the company's claims about customer satisfaction.
- bears out the contention
- bear out the findings
- bear out this conclusion
However, closer examination does not bear out this assumption.
- However, closer examination does not bear out this assumption.
- We'll have to see if that, that bears out in time.
- By and large, the operating thesis has been borne out.
- So, you know, that's still, I don't think that's been borne out, but it's still, it's still something that people talk about is information.
- So, you know, it really looks like that that prediction is, is being borne out and enlightenment, growth to enlightenment.
Examples
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The data collected over the past year bear out our initial assumptions about the project.
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The results of the analysis bear out our argument.
Academic text (2014) -
The examples in this article do not bear out the first point.
Academic text (1996) -
The decline we have seen so far seems to bear out this conclusion.
Academic text (1992) -
And our findings in fact bear out this hypothesis.
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However, closer examination does not bear out this assumption.
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The most recent data available from the Department of Energy bear out our no-growth scenario.
Academic text (1993) -
The numbers published by the U.S. government do not bear out claims of a close link between terrorism and authoritarianism either.
Academic text (2005) -
Most, if not all, of Borges's stories bear out Gass's argument.
Academic text (1993) -
Analyses of Ghana's development by international institutions seem to bear out this history of liberal progress.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.8
To show that something is true by giving evidence
572
2.1
Give facts or evidence that show a claim is true
251
3.5
To make sure something is true or correct
142
4.9
To show that something is true with proof
111
9.0
Use evidence to show that a statement or idea is true
99
5.0
Say that someone is honest or reliable because you know them
87
3.9
To make something officially acceptable by showing proof
82
4.9
Say that a person or thing can be trusted
57
6.6
To officially confirm that something is true, often in court
46
6.5
To show that something is true
44
7.2
To show that something is true by giving proof or facts
14
6.3
Support an idea or argument with facts and reasons
To give more evidence or reasons to make a claim stronger
To give evidence that supports an idea or conclusion
Antonyms
How Supported
Surface Forms
Morphology
bear + out
The verb 'bear' can mean 'to carry' or 'to support', which relates to the MWE sense of providing support for a claim, so a learner who knows that sense could partly infer the meaning. However, the addition of 'out' and the specific shift to 'confirm/verify by evidence' is somewhat metaphorical and not fully predictable without exposure, and cross-linguistic realizations vary, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bear out comes from the simple image of bear meaning 'carry' and out meaning 'into the open'. One popular story says that if you 'carry' evidence out into the light, it shows the truth, so facts that bear out a story 'support' or 'confirm' it.