English-German translations for bear witness

• bezeugen
  Wir, die wir diese Ereignisse erlebt haben, müssen sie bezeugen. We, who have lived through these events, must bear witness to them.
  Es herrschte vollkommene Transparenz; mehrere Kolleginnen und Kollegen können dies bezeugen. There has been full transparency, and several colleagues can bear witness to that.
  Ich kann bezeugen, dass sie entschlossen sind, dieser unerhörten Richtlinie den Weg zu versperren. I can bear witness to their determination to stand in the way of this monstrous directive.

Definition of bear witness

• To deliver a testimony, especially as witness
• To prove, demonstrate

Synonyms

• testify

Examples

• He hesitated to bear witness against them in court for fear of reprisals by the felons accomplices
• The dubious state of the whole society bears witness of years of misrule

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