bear out
English
/bɛəɹ ˈaʊt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
- To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beren out, outberen affix from English bear (m, be-er, carry) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bearhead English
- Bernard English
- abear English
- afterbear English
- all-out English
- antibear English
- bailout English
- barrel English
- bear English
- bear-whelp English
- bearability English
- bearable English
- bearbait English
- bearbaiting English
- bearberry English
- bearbind English
- bearcat English
- beardog English
- beardom English
- bearer English
- bearest English
- beareth English
- beargrass English
- bearheaded English
- bearherd English
- bearhound English
- bearing English
- bearish English
- bearleap English
- bearless English
- bearlike English
- bearling English
- bearly English
- bearmeal English
- bearness English
- bearproof English
- bearship English
- bearshit English
- bearskin English
- beartrap English
- bearward English
- beary English
- berserk English
- berth English
- birth English
- blow out English
- born English
- boxout English
- brownout English
- bugbear English
- buildout English
- but English
- callout English
- campout English
- carebear English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- cookout English
- cut-out English
- downbear English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- forbear English
- forceout English
- forebear English
- forthbear English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- geekout English
- greenout English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- holdout English
- ice bear English
- ice-out English
- inbear English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- lay out English
- layout English
- lead-out English
- light out English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- minibear English
- misbear English
- missout English
- moon bear English
- moonbear English
- moveout English
- offbear English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbear English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- overbear English
- owlbear English
- payout English
- pedobear English
- peelout English
- permabear English
- pigout English
- pillowbeer English
- pinout English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- printout English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- readout English
- rebear English
- redout English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- she-bear English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snowbear English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- superbear English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- turn out English
- turnout English
- unbear English
- unbearability English
- underbear English
- upbear English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- wearout English
- werebear English
- whereout English
- whiteout English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- withbear English
- without English
- workout English
- Outing German
- out German
- アウト Japanese
- aut Polish
- bere Middle English
- beren out Middle English
- out Middle English
- outberen Middle English
- béar Irish
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- pāār Marshallese
- ber Volapük
- ibhere Xhosa
- pea Maori
- out
- but
- born
- outy
- bear
- beary
- outie
- birth
- berth
- abear
- redout
- unbear
- setout
- outage
- rebear
- upbear
- bearer
- flyout
- payout
- outbye
- pigout
- runout
- putout
- popout
- fanout
- boxout
- bearly
- utmost
- outfit
- rubout
- pinout
- outlet
- outway
- layout
- sitout
- output
- barrel
- inbear
- sickout
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- lay out
- mailout
- outside
- spinout
- hangout
- bailout
- dustout
- all-out
- geekout
- turnout
- bearish
- readout
- bugbear
- beardog
- ice-out
- signout
- walkout
- earnout
- rainout
- forbear
- bearcat
- outseam
- fadeout
- owlbear
- cut-out
- outcome
- loadout
- outline
- outback
- hideout
- outpart
- playout
- outbear
- wideout
- tie-out
- opt-out
- beardom
- outspan
- bearing
- callout
- offbear
- outform
- sellout
- wearout
- lockout
- berserk
- outward
- Bernard
- timeout
- dropout
- jumpout
- workout
- holdout
- bearest
- handout
- outlane
- outhole
- outgate
- cashout
- beareth
- moveout
- peelout
- haulout
- opt out
- missout
- fallout
- outlink
- pushout
- outfeed
- foldout
- outwith
- without
- misbear
- outmost
- snowout
- bearbind
- antibear
- bearbait
- wash out
- outright
- time-out
- whiteout
- flunkout
- withbear
- bearherd
- overbear
- stakeout
- brownout
- bearward
- thereout
- printout
- moonbear
- werebear
- bearleap
- downbear
- carebear
- bearskin
- pitchout
- buildout
- carveout
- outguard
- snowbear
- beartrap
- outvoter
- outgrade
- forebear
- outbowed
- swingout
- blow out
- bearship
- freakout
- slideout
- bearshit
- outdated
- ice bear
- bearlike
- Bearhead
- speakout
- lead-out
- turn out
- minibear
- outthink
- pedobear
- bearless
- spellout
- shakeout
- forceout
- greenout
- bearness
- chimpout
- whereout
- punt-out
- she-bear
- scaleout
- bearable
- bearling
- outcourt
- bearmeal
- whore out
- freezeout
- bearberry
- beargrass
- superbear
- outbounds
- outstable
- afterbear
- splashout
- bearproof
- throw out
- bearhound
- permabear
- forthbear
- underbear
- screenout
- outsentry
- changeout
- moon bear
- light out
- switchout
- outsettler
- kludge out
- pillowbeer
- outdiffuse
- outbreeder
- bearheaded
- throughout
- bear-whelp
- outwicking
- outclearing
- bearbaiting
- outbuilding
- thought-out
- bearability
- unbearability