bear false witness
bear false witness · bears false witness · bore false witness · borne false witness · bearing false witness
To give an untrue testimonyTo give an untrue testimony; to lie despite one's oath e.g. in court.
» I have come to bear witness.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo give an untrue testimony; to lie despite one's oath e.g. in court.
Examples
6 sentencesI have come to bear witness.
The mountains stand tall, bearing witness to time.
This fact bears witness to his innocence.
deDiese Tatsache bezeugt seine Unschuld. — Tamy
I can bear witness to his innocence.
ruЯ могу засвидетельствовать его невиновность. — drnm2
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
See bear witness and false witness.See bear witness and false witness.
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Forms
bears false witness, bearing false witness, bore false witness, borne false witness| Base form | bear false witness · to bear false witness |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bears false witness |
| Present participle | bearing false witness |
| Past simple | bore false witness |
| Past participle | borne false witness |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle