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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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   noun. , 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.

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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. 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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   to accept someone or something unpleasant: She couldn't bear the thought of him suffering. I like her, but I can't bear her friends. [ + to do sth ] How can you bear to watch? The pain was too much to bear. Fewer examples. I just can't bear it! It has got to the point where I can hardly bear to speak to him. I can't bear to see animals suffering.