bear false witness in English

Forms: bears false witness [present, singular, third-person], bearing false witness [participle, present], bore false witness [past], borne false witness [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: See bear witness and false witness. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bear witness}} bear witness, {{m|en|false witness}} false witness Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> false witness}} bear false witness (third-person singular simple present bears false witness, present participle bearing false witness, simple past bore false witness, past participle borne false witness)

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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šahida zūran",
          "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
          "word": "شَهِدَ زُورًا"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
          "word": "antaa väärä todistus"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
          "word": "faire un faux témoignage"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
          "word": "hamis tanúvallomást tesz"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
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          "word": "krzywoprzysięgać"
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  "word": "bear false witness"
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      "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
      "word": "شَهِدَ زُورًا"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
      "word": "antaa väärä todistus"
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      "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
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      "sense": "to give an untrue testimony",
      "word": "hamis tanúvallomást tesz"
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    },
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      "word": "krzywoprzysiąc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bear false witness"
}

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"bear false witness" meaning in English

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