bear

verbA1UK /bɛə/ US /bɛɚ/

To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.transitive
To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.transitive

To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.

To carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.).transitive
To wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.).transitive
To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).intransitive, rare, transitive
To have or display (a mark or other feature).transitive
To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.transitive
To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).transitive
To have (a name, title, or designation).transitive
To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).transitive
To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.transitive, usually
To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).transitive
To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).transitive
To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.rare, transitive
To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.transitive
To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.transitive
To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.transitive
To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).transitive
To behave or conduct (oneself).reflexive, transitive
To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).rare, transitive

To support, sustain, or endure.

To support or sustain; to hold up.transitive
To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).transitive
To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.transitive
To warrant, justify the need for.transitive

To support, keep up, or maintain.

To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.transitive
To carry on, or maintain; to have.transitive

To press or impinge upon.

To push, thrust, press.intransitive, usually, with on
To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.figuratively, intransitive
Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.intransitive

To produce, yield, give birth to.

To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).ditransitive, transitive
To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.intransitive, transitive, uncommon

To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).intransitive

Forms

he/she/it: bears
-ing form: bearing
past participle: beared, borne, born, bore
past: beared, bore

Example sentences3447 results

It's not serious, I don't bear him a grudge.

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He was born on July 28th, 1888.

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