- ˌbear sb/sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
to show that someone is telling the truth or that something is trueScientific evidence bears out the claim that stress and disease are linked.[/ex]
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ˌbear sb/sth ˈout
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bear sb/sth out phrasal — verb (T) if facts or information bear out a claim, story, opinion etc, they help to prove that it is true: Recent evidence bears out the idea that students learn best in small groups. | Tell them what really happened. I ll bear you out … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bear somebody out — ˌbear sb/sthˈout derived (especially BrE) to show that sb is right or that sth is true • The other witnesses will bear me out. • The other witnesses will bear out what I say. Main entry: ↑bearderived … Useful english dictionary
bear*/ — [beə] (past tense bore [bɔː] ; past participle borne [bɔːn] ) verb [T] I 1) if you cannot bear someone or something, you do not like them at all or cannot accept them Most of her friends can t bear her husband.[/ex] She couldn t bear the thought… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bear something out — CONFIRM, corroborate, substantiate, endorse, vindicate, give credence to, support, ratify, warrant, uphold, justify, prove, authenticate, verify. → bear * * * support or confirm something this assumption is not borne out by any evidence * * *… … Useful english dictionary
bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bear with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 bear with me spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc: Bear with me a minute, and I ll check if Mr Garrard s in. 2 to be patient or continue to do something difficult or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stick it out — PUT UP WITH IT, grin and bear it, keep at it, keep going, stay with it, see it through; persevere, persist, carry on, struggle on; informal hang in there, soldier on, tough it out. → stick * * * ˌstick it/sth ˈout derived (informal … Useful english dictionary
grow out of sth — UK US grow out of sth Phrasal Verb with grow({{}}/grəʊ/ verb (grew, grown) ► to happen as a result of or as a natural development from something: »The equity boom of the 1980s and 1990s grew out of the crushing bear market and stagflation of the… … Financial and business terms
mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… … Dictionary of contemporary English
market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of… … Financial and business terms
