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- pronunciation:
- ber
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- bear in mind, bear up, bear with
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bears, bearing, bore, born, borne |
| definition 1: |
to carry.
Donkeys were used to bear the provisions.Several strong men bore the sedan chair in which the prince rode.- synonyms:
- bring, carry, convey
- similar words:
- cart, comport, deliver, have, lug, pack, take, tote, transfer, transport
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| definition 2: |
to support or hold up.
These beams bear the weight of tons of stone.- synonyms:
- support
- similar words:
- afford, bolster, brace, carry, underpin, uphold
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| definition 3: |
to endure; put up with.
Those who could not bear the cold did not survive.Living with her critical and demanding in-laws was hard, but she bore it without complaint.I don't know how they can bear working under these terrible conditions.[verb + gerund
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She couldn't bear his acting in that juvenile way.[verb + possessive adj + gerund
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He could never bear to see his wife cry.[verb + infinitive
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She couldn't bear to tell them the awful news.[verb + infinitive
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Please go away! I can't bear you to see me like this![verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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His mother couldn't bear it when he and his father argued.[verb + it + when + clause
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I can't bear that you're leaving just when I need you the most![verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- have, stand, suffer, sustain, take, tolerate, withstand
- similar words:
- abide, afford, brave, brook, endure, live, ride out, stomach, undergo
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| definition 4: |
to give birth to.
She bore seven children, but only four survived.- synonyms:
- deliver, have, produce
- similar words:
- beget, breed, carry, engender, lay, litter, procreate, spawn, whelp
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| definition 5: |
to produce by growth.
The trees will bear leaves early in the spring.- synonyms:
- produce, yield
- similar words:
- create, develop, engender, generate, give
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| definition 6: |
to take upon oneself or accept as a duty or obligation.
Who bears the responsibility for this?- synonyms:
- accept, assume, shoulder
- similar words:
- absorb, carry, take on
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| definition 7: |
to hold within oneself (a particular feeling) in relation to another or others.
I bear only anger and resentment towards them.They had been the cause of the accident, but she bore them no ill will.[verb + object + object
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He had long borne a grudge against his former friend.Do you still bear me a grudge because I bought that property you wanted?[verb + object + object
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| related words: |
accept, afford, bring, conduct, convey, eat, endure, kindle, mother, procreate, produce, propagate, pull, retain, sport, suffer, wear, yield |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to go in a direction; turn.
Bear left at the traffic light.- synonyms:
- turn
- similar words:
- aim, bend, curve, go, head, tend, trend
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| definition 2: |
to bring offspring or fruit into being.
The pear tree will be bearing soon.- synonyms:
- produce
- similar words:
- breed, deliver, fructify, lay, litter, propagate, reproduce, yield
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| related words: |
conceive, procreate, produce, sheer, spawn, steer |
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| phrase: |
bear in mind, bear up, bear with |
Are you looking for the word bare (without clothes)? Bear and bare sound alike but have different meanings.
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