English / phrasal verb
bear out
C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
To substantiate, confirm, or prove the truth or validity of a prediction or claim; to confirm or support the truth of something
In context
01
The player's dominant performance on court served to bear out the trainer's bold predictions.
02
Subsequent tracking data helped bear out the coach's theory that high pressing exhausts rivals.
Synonyms
confirm,substantiate,corroborate
Antonyms
contradict,disprove,refute
Collocations
bear out a prediction,data bears out,results bear out