bear

bear: I

n.

1) the black; brown; grizzly; Kodiak; polar bear

2) a teddy bear

3) bears hibernate

II

v.

1) (formal) (A; the omission of to is rare) ('to carry') the servants were bearing food to the guests

2) (A; used without to) ('to give birth to') she bore him two children

3) (d; intr.) ('to pertain') to bear on (these facts bear on the case)

4)(d; intr.) ('to move') to bear to (we had to bear to the right)

5) (d; intr.) ('to have patience') to bear with (please bear with me for a few minutes)

6) (E; preceded by: can--cannot--can't) ('to stand, tolerate') she can't bear to watch them suffer

7) (G; often used with: can--cannot--can't) ('to stand, tolerate') he can't bear being alone; her words bear repeating

8) (K) ('to stand, tolerate') I cannot bear his behaving in that manner

9) (O; can be used with one inanimate object) ('to feel') she bears them a grudge; he bears (us) no ill will

10) (P; refl.) ('to behave') she bore herself with dignity

11) (misc.) to bring to bear on (she brought her influence to bear on the legislators)

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Kodiak

brown

grizzly

he bears (us) no ill will

her words bear repeating

polar bear

(0; can be used with one inanimate object) ('to feel') she bears them a grudge

(A; used without to) ('to give birth to') she bore him two children

(E; preceded by: can bear cannot bear can't) ('to stand, tolerate') she can't bear to watch them suffer

(G; often used with: can bear cannot bear can't) ('to stand, tolerate') he can't bear being alone

(K) ('to stand, tolerate') I cannot bear his behaving in that manner

(P; refl.) ('to behave') she bore herself with dignity

(formal) (A; the omission of to is rare) ('to carry') the servants were bearing food to the guests

a teddy bear

the black

bears hibernate

(d; intr.) ('to have patience') to bear with (please bear with me for a few minutes)

(misc.) to bring to bear on (she brought her influence to bear on the legislators)

(d; intr.) ('to pertain') to bear on (these facts bear on the case)

(d; intr.) ('to move') to bear to (we had to bear to the right)

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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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