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1. | [ verb ] have | |
Examples: | : "bear a resemblance" "bear a signature" |
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Related terms: | have carry | |
2. | [ verb ] give birth (to a newborn) | |
Synonyms: | have give_birth birthe birth deliver | |
Examples: | "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
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Related terms: | produce foal drop yean kitten lamb litter twin birth delivery conceive | |
3. | [ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
Synonyms: | stand suffer tolerate endure put_up brook abide stick_out digest support stomach | |
Examples: | "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
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Related terms: | permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration | |
4. | [ verb ] move while holding up or supporting | |
Examples: | "Bear gifts" "bear a heavy load" also with communication nouns: "bear news" "bearing orders" |
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Related terms: | transport frogmarch piggyback bearer pallbearer move move | |
5. | [ verb ] bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year" | |
Synonyms: | turn_out | |
Examples: | "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" |
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Related terms: | make crop spin_off overbear fruit seed corroborate | |
6. | [ verb ] take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
Synonyms: | accept assume take_over | |
Examples: | "I'll accept the charges" "She agreed to bear the responsibility" |
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Related terms: | take face_the_music assumption | |
7. | [ verb ] (business) bring in; as of investments | |
Synonyms: | pay yield | |
Examples: | "interest-bearing accounts" "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
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Related terms: | gain pay_off net investment output output | |
8. | [ verb ] contain or hold; have within | |
Synonyms: | hold contain carry | |
Examples: | : "The jar carries wine" "The canteen holds fresh water" "This can contains water" |
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Related terms: | include surround house retain enclose contain capacity cargo_area | |
9. | [ noun ] (zoology) massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws | |
Related terms: | carnivore bruin sloth_bear American_black_bear Asiatic_black_bear ice_bear brown_bear Ursidae | |
10. | [ verb ] have on one's person | |
Synonyms: | wear | |
Examples: | "He wore a red ribbon" "bear a scar" |
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Related terms: | have clothing | |
11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4614 | |
12. | [ verb ] support or hold in a certain manner | |
Synonyms: | hold carry | |
Examples: | "She holds her head high" "He carried himself upright" |
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Related terms: | behave poise stoop piggyback stoop behave carriage | |
13. | [ verb ] be pregnant with | |
Synonyms: | expect gestate have_a_bun_in_the_oven carry | |
Examples: | "She is bearing his child" "The are expecting another child in January" "I am carrying his child" |
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Related terms: | give_birth expect pregnancy gestation conceive | |
14. | [ verb ] behave in a certain manner | |
Synonyms: | behave conduct carry comport deport acquit | |
Examples: | "She carried herself well" "he bore himself with dignity" "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
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Related terms: | act hold deal assert fluster walk_around pose hold behavior demeanor bearing | |
15. | [ verb ] have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices | |
Synonyms: | hold | |
Examples: | "She bears the title of Duchess" "He held the governorship for almost a decade" |
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Related terms: | have must bearer | |
16. | [ noun ] (stock exchange) an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price | |
Related terms: | bull investor | |
Similar spelling: |
bourne Borneo born bourn boron Boren |