Modern findings do not bear out the old belief that the earth is flat.
Seward's faith in his purchase of Alaska was borne out, even though it was once called "Seward's Folly."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
bear out — (something) to support the truth of something. Every opinion poll taken bears out our belief that a different jury would have reached a different verdict. Usage notes: often used in the form borne out by: Her theories were not borne out by the… … New idioms dictionary
bear out — ► bear out support or confirm. Main Entry: ↑bear … English terms dictionary
bear out — index attest, certify (attest), corroborate, document, evidence, justify, substantiate, support ( … Law dictionary
bear out — [v] substantiate authenticate, confirm, corroborate, endorse, justify, prove, substantiate, support, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate; concepts 50,88,97 … New thesaurus
bear out — verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (Freq. 3) The stories and claims were born out by the evidence • Syn: ↑corroborate, ↑underpin, ↑support • Derivationally related forms: ↑support ( … Useful english dictionary
bear out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bear out : present tense I/you/we/they bear out he/she/it bears out present participle bearing out past tense bore out past participle borne out to show that something is true or that someone is telling the… … English dictionary
bear out — {v.} To show to be right; prove; support. * /Modern findings do not bear out the old belief that the earth is flat./ * /Seward s faith in his purchase of Alaska was borne out, even though it was once called Seward s Folly. / … Dictionary of American idioms
bear out — {v.} To show to be right; prove; support. * /Modern findings do not bear out the old belief that the earth is flat./ * /Seward s faith in his purchase of Alaska was borne out, even though it was once called Seward s Folly. / … Dictionary of American idioms
bear out — verb To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for. It was a promising idea, but the evidence did not bear out their theory … Wiktionary
bear out something — bear out (something) to support the truth of something. Every opinion poll taken bears out our belief that a different jury would have reached a different verdict. Usage notes: often used in the form borne out by: Her theories were not borne out… … New idioms dictionary
