Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bear false witness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
bear -false wit-ness
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give an untrue testimony; to lie despite one's oath e.g. in court.

Etymology

See bear witness and false witness.

Inflected Forms

bears false witness (present, singular) bearing false witness (participle, present) bore false witness (past) borne false witness (participle, past)

Questions

What does bear false witness mean?
To give an untrue testimony; to lie despite one's oath e.g. in court.
Where does bear false witness come from?
See bear witness and false witness.

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