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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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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