bear out
/ˌbɛəɹ ˈaʊt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.
Example Sentences
- "bear someone out on something"
- "It was a promising idea, but the evidence did not bear out their theory."
- "'It looks like being simply a matter of finding this girl, if the conditions up there bear out his tale,' remarked George […]"
- "Time has borne McCarthy out; but see Schank (1983) for a plea that learning should now be reactivated as a central research topic."
- "But the idea that Singapore is a deregulated paradise is not borne out by reality, as anyone who has tried to dispose of a piece of used chewing gum there will know."
- "'Tis Company only that can bear a Man out in an ill Thing"
Etymology
From Middle English beren out, dissimilated from earlier Middle English outberen, equivalent to bear + out.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: beren out, outberen