bear

bear: bear¹

verb (past bore; past participle borne)

1》 carry or convey.

↘have as an attribute or visible mark.

2》 support (a weight).

3》 [with negative] manage to tolerate: I can't bear it.

4》 give birth to (a child).

↘(of a tree or plant) produce (fruit or flowers).

5》 turn and proceed in a specified direction: bear left.

6》 (bear oneself) conduct oneself in a specified manner.

Phrases

bear someone a grudge nurture a feeling of resentment against someone.

bear in mind remember and take into account.

bear someone malice (or ill will) wish someone harm.

bear witness (or testimony) to testify to.

be borne in upon come to be realized by.

bring to bear

1》 muster and use to effect.

2》 aim (a weapon).

Phrasal verbs

bear down (of a woman in labour) exert downwards pressure in order to push the baby out.

bear down on approach in a purposeful or intimidating manner.

bear off (or away) Sailing change course away from the wind.

bear on be relevant to.

bear something out support or confirm something.

bear up remain cheerful in the face of adversity.

bear with be patient or tolerant with.

Derivatives

bearable adjective

bearability noun

bearably adverb

Origin

OE beran, of Gmc origin.

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bear²

noun

1》 a large, heavy mammal which walks on the soles of its feet, having thick fur and a very short tail. [Family Ursidae: several species.]

2》 Stock Exchange a person who sells shares hoping to buy them back later at a lower price. Often contrasted with bull¹. [said to be from a proverb warning against ‘selling the bear's skin before one has caught the bear’.]

3》 a rough or bad-mannered person.

Phrases

like a bear with a sore head Brit. informal very irritable.

loaded for bear N. Amer. informal fully prepared for a confrontation or challenge.

Origin

OE bera, of W. Gmc origin.

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Synonyms:

Uphold, support, sustain, hold up, Suffer, submit, Bruin / Bring forth, give birth to / Exhibit, utter, show, give / Carry, transport, convey, waft, Press, push, be oppressive, Growler, grumbler, snarler, surly old fellow, bundle of irritability / Possess, have, hold, Be fruitful, be prolific, Speculator on a fall, depreciator of the market, growler down of stocks / Endure, suffer, undergo, brook, tolerate, abide, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily, have patience with, submit to, Act, take effect, operate, work, succeed / Admit, permit, allow, admit of, be capable of, Tend, relate, refer, be pertinent, concern, affect / Maintain, keep up, carry on, Be situated (with respect to the point of compass) / Entertain, cherish, harbor / Be answerable, accountable, or responsible for, be charged with / Produce, yield

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Bear — (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[ a]ren, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bear — Ⅰ. bear [1] ► VERB (past bore; past part. borne) 1) carry. 2) have as a quality or visible mark. 3) support (a weight). 4) (bear oneself) behave in a specified manner: she bore herself w … English terms dictionary
bear — bear; bear·a·ble; bear·baiting; bear·bine; bear·ish; bear·skin; bear·ward; bug·bear; cud·bear; for·bear·ance; for·bear·ant; for·bear·er; for·bear·ing·ly; for·bear·ing·ness; fore·bear; over·bear·ance; over·bear·ing·ly; bear·er; bear·ing; for·bear; … English syllables
Bear — (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b[ a]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[ o]rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh r beast, Skr. bhalla bear.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Ursus}, and of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bear — (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born to bear.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bear — bear1 [ber] vt. BORE, borne (see 3), bearing, bore, born [ME beren < OE beran < IE base * bher , to carry, bring > L ferre, Gr pherein, Sans bharati, (he) bears] 1. a) to hold and take along; carry; transport b) to hold in the m … English World dictionary
bear — vb 1 *carry, convey, transport, transmit Analogous words: *move, remove, shift, transfer: hold, *contain 2 Bear, produce, yield, turn out are comparable when they mean to bring forth as products. Bear usually implies a giving birth to offspring… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Bear — (engl. Bär ) steht für: Mount Bear, Berg in Alaska Tupolew Tu 95 „Bear“, ein sowjetischen Langstreckenbomber Mitglieder der Bear Community Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Bear (Arkansas) Bear (Delaware) Bear (Idaho) Bear (Washington) Bear ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
bear — / bar/ vb bore / bōr/, borne, / bōrn/, also, born vt 1: to physically carry (as an object or message) the right of the people to keep and bear arms U.S. Constitution amend. II … Law dictionary
BEAR — (Heb. דֹּב; dov). In ancient times the Syrian brown bear, Ursus arctos syriacus, had its habitat within the borders of Ereẓ Israel; it was found in the forests of Lebanon until World War I and is still occasionally reported in Lebanon and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BEAR — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Bear peut désigner : le nom breton du village de Bégard ; un terme en anglais pour : ours ou porter ; la ville de Bear, aux États… … Wikipédia en Français

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