bear witness
idiom
1
: to show that something exists or is true
—+ to
His success bears witness to the value of hard work.
Rising ticket sales bear witness to the band's popularity.
2
formal
: to make a statement saying that one saw or knows something
asked to bear witness to the facts
She was accused of bearing false witness at the trial.
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Future generations will bear witness.
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Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The tree is the silent friend of the title having stood in the spot for over a century bearing witness to countless lives played out around it.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The crew of her film witnessed their conversations and when the film is shown at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival the audience will also bear witness.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Beyond the humanitarian toll, what makes matters even more drastic now is that, with Israeli restrictions on foreign media entering Gaza, local Palestinian journalists are the only people who can bear witness to the death and destruction taking place – and report it to a wider world.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
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Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The tree is the silent friend of the title having stood in the spot for over a century bearing witness to countless lives played out around it.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The crew of her film witnessed their conversations and when the film is shown at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival the audience will also bear witness.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Beyond the humanitarian toll, what makes matters even more drastic now is that, with Israeli restrictions on foreign media entering Gaza, local Palestinian journalists are the only people who can bear witness to the death and destruction taking place – and report it to a wider world.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear witness
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“Bear witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20witness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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