bear out

verb

bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out

transitive verb

: confirm, substantiate

a theory borne out by data

Synonyms of bear out

• verify
• confirm
• argue
• support

Examples of bear out in a Sentence

the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life

Recent Examples on the Web

But many of the benefits from property taxes identified by the Tax Foundation (less distortionary and a more stable source of revenue) aren’t borne out in the real world, especially in California. —Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026

Gamage argued the warnings of mass exodus following Massachusetts’ 2022 millionaires’ tax and Washington’s 2021 capital gains tax hadn’t been borne out. —Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Premiering at Tribeca last year, this is a movie born out of the darker corners of the internet and social media but also an online trend of fake empathy. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026

This is borne out even on the level of the two operation names, right? —Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bear out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

bear out

verb

: confirm sense 4

the facts bore out her story