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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
| 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.She couldn't bear his acting in that juvenile way.He could never bear to see his wife cry.She couldn't bear to tell them the awful news.Please go away! I can't bear you to see me like this!His mother couldn't bear it when he and his father argued.I can't bear that you're leaving just when I need you the most!- 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 have or carry upon one's body (often used in combination).
Otters are fur-bearing animals.His face still bears scars from the accident. |
| definition 7: |
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 8: |
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.He had long borne a grudge against his former friend.Do you still bear me a grudge because I bought that property you wanted? |
| 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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