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   bear

   /bɛː/

   verb

   • 1. carry the weight of; support: "the bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their nests" Similar supportcarryhold upprop upkeep upbolster upbraceshore upunderpinbuttressreinforce
   • ▪ take responsibility for: "no one likes to bear the responsibility for such decisions" Similar sustaincarrysupportshoulderupholdabsorbtake on
   • ▪ be able to accept or stand up to: "it is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny" Similar withstandstand up tostandput up withtakecope withhandleresistsustainabsorbaccept
   • 2. endure (an ordeal or difficulty): "she bore the pain stoically" Similar enduretolerateput up withstandsufferabidesubmit toexperienceundergogo throughcountenancebrookbraveweathersupportinformal:stickstomachswallow
   • ▪ manage to tolerate (a situation or experience): "she could hardly bear his sarcasm" Similar toleratestandput up withstomachswallowbrookundergoacceptapprove ofendorseallowadmitpermittholeinformal:stickhackabidewearbe doing witharchaic:suffer
   • ▪ strongly dislike: "I can't bear caviar"
   • 3. (of a person) carry (someone or something): "he was bearing a tray of brimming glasses" Similar carrybringtransportmoveconveytakefetchhaullugshiftdeliverinformal:tote
   • ▪ (of a vehicle or boat) convey (passengers or cargo): "steamboats bear the traveller out of Kerrerra Sound"
   • ▪ have or display as a visible mark or feature: "many of the papers bore his flamboyant signature" Similar displayexhibitshowpresentset forthbe marked withcarryhave
   • ▪ be called by (a name or title): "he bore the surname Tiller"
   • ▪ carry or conduct oneself in a specified manner: "she bore herself with dignity"
   • 4. give birth to (a child): "she bore six daughters" Similar give birth tobring forthdeliverbe delivered ofhavemothercreateproducespawnconceivebreedprocreatereproducebirthinformal:dropliterary:begetarchaic:engenderbe brought to bed of
   • ▪ (of a tree or plant) produce (fruit or flowers): "the squash bears fruit shaped like cucumbers" Similar produceyieldgive forthgiveprovidesupplygenerateaffordfurnishbestow
   • 5. turn and proceed in a specified direction: "bear left and follow the old drove road" Similar veercurveswerveinclineturnforkdivergedeviatebendgomovetacksheer

   Word Origin Old Englishberan, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bharati, Greek pherein, and Latin ferre.

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   What does bear mean?

   • BEAR definition: 1. to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant: 2. to be responsible…. Learn more.

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   What is bear verb?

   • Definition of bear verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] (used especially with can/could in negative sentences and questions) to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant synonym stand bear something The pain was almost more than he could bear. She bore it all with her usual patience.

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   How do you use the word bear?

   • To bear is to carry or endure, whether by physical or mental force. If you can bear to read on, you'll find out all the different ways to use the word bear. Obviously you know the big hairy mountain-roaming animal, but you might not have heard about a bear on Wall Street — an investor who is pessimistic about the market.

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   What does a bear do?

   • Cf. bruin] A bear is a person who sells shares of stock when they expect the price to drop, hoping to make a profit by buying the shares again after a short time. A bear believes the market will trend downward. The bears expect the market to decline.

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   What does bear mean in a sentence?

   • [transitive] bear something (formal) to show something; to carry something so that it can be seen The document bore her signature. He was badly wounded in the war and still bears the scars. She bears little resemblance to (= is not much like) her mother. The title of the essay bore little relation to (= was not much connected with) the contents.

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   What does a bear look like?

   • , plural bears, (especially collectively) bear. any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear. a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person.

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   The meaning of BEAR is any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects as well as on flesh. How to use bear in a sentence.

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   any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear. a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person.

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   bear, stand, endure refer to supporting the burden of something distressing, irksome, or painful. bear and stand are close synonyms and have a general sense of withstanding: to bear a disappointment well; to stand a loss. endure implies continued resistance and patience in bearing through a long time: to endure torture.

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   To bear is to carry or endure, whether by physical or mental force. If you can bear to read on, you'll find out all the different ways to use the word bear.

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   BEAR definition: 1. to accept someone or something unpleasant: 2. to be similar to someone or something: 3. to…. Learn more.