[
UK
/bˈeə/
]
[ US /ˈbɛɹ/ ]
[ US /ˈbɛɹ/ ]
VERB
-
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
She bears the title of Duchess
He held the governorship for almost a decade -
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
I'll accept the charges
She agreed to bear the responsibility -
be pregnant with
She is bearing his child
The are expecting another child in January
I am carrying his child -
have on one's person
He wore a red ribbon
bear a scar -
have
bear a resemblance
bear a signature -
bring in
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
interest-bearing accounts -
bring forth
The apple tree bore delicious apples this year
The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers -
move while holding up or supporting
bear a heavy load
bearing orders
bear news
Bear gifts -
support or hold in a certain manner
She holds her head high
He carried himself upright -
contain or hold; have within
This can contains water
The canteen holds fresh water
The jar carries wine -
cause to be born
My wife had twins yesterday! -
behave in a certain manner
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
he bore himself with dignity
She carried herself well -
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
I cannot bear his constant criticism
NOUN
- 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
- massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
How To Use bear In A Sentence
- Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
- Intellectual Dublin seemed no longer to consist of writers, but of folk singers, bearded or otherwise.
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- The following years were characterized by rifts with Russia, in which the Ukraine jealously guarded its own independence against its overbearing neighbour.
- I had a sirloin steak, with béarnaise and frites, which they contrarily call chips, and a bit of salad. Times, Sunday Times
- Like a lot of boys born in Ireland circa 1979 and 1980, my brother too bears a name that betrays his vintage.
- You come along with me and I'll introduce you (he's not what you call a refined sort of feller, yer know, 'he explained forbearingly,' but still we've always been friends in a way); you can't stop? The Giant's Robe
- The Cree syllabics on the glacial till granite boulder base say: ‘I am the big bear.’
- He bears misery best who hides it most.
- Our staff were asked to be bearers at his funeral service held at St Andrew's Church.
