to bear witness: (of a person, a book, etc.) to give oral or written testimony or evidence; hence figurative to furnish or constitute evidence or…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > bear witness, testify [verb (intransitive)] (23) to bear (one) witnesslOE to bear witness: (of a person, a book, etc.) to give oral or written testimony or evidence; hence figurative to furnish or constitute evidence or… witne?c1225 transitive. To bear witness to; to attest, testify. Also absol. or intransitive to bear witness. to bear witnessinga1300 The action of bearing witness or giving testimony. †in witnessing of, as a witness to; †to bear witnessing, to bear witness. to bear recordc1330 to bear record: to bear witness. testimonyc1330 transitive and intransitive. To bear witness, testify (to). testify1377 intransitive (usually with of) and absol. witnessc1380 intransitive. To bear oral or written witness; to testify. Now usually with to or against. recordc1400 intransitive. To testify. Obsolete. militatec1600 intransitive. Of a fact or circumstance, evidence, etc.: to be a powerful or conclusive factor against (also in favour of, rarely for) some… suffragate1620 intransitive. With to. To testify, to bear witness to the truth or validity of something; to corroborate or confirm. testate1624 intransitive. To bear witness, to testify, to attest. depone1640 intransitive. To declare upon oath; to testify, bear testimony. Also figurative. attest1672 intransitive. To bear witness, testify to. rap1728 intransitive. slang (esp. Criminals' slang). To bear witness; to give evidence (esp. falsely); to inform, to ‘rat’ or ‘squeal’. Also transitive… certify1874 intransitive. To make certification; to testify to, vouch for. certificate1907 intransitive. = certify, v. 4. Subcategories:— call to witness (6) — agree in testimony (1) |
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